Ptosis (A Normal Life)

by James Miraflor

I and the Village by Marc Chagall, 1911

Nakakasilaw, nakakasilaw. Pakisarado ang pinto.

Brain feels numb. Dry throat. Naiihi ako.

White crystalline xanthine alkaloid.

White crystalline xanthine alkaloid.

Natatae ako. Natatae ako.

Tae. Ligo. Toothbrush.

Fuel price hike. Inflationary pressures

seeping on my plastic soul, photons exciting my

my sweat pores, and my

Malapit na kami sa Quezon Ave.

Put down the visor. Nasisilaw ako. Pinagpapawisan

na ko. Ayan na, ayan na:

Ang tambalang balasubas at balahura!

RP NG debt reach P4 trillion in end-August ‘08. Arroyo signs

P1.4 trillion 2009 budget. Executive Order 258. Administrative Code

of 1987 Section 26(B). House Bill 5423.  C + I + G + X - M.

White crystalline xanthine alkaloid.

White crystalline xanthine alkaloid.

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White crystalline xanthine alkaloid.

White crystalline xanthine alkaloid.

Facebook. Who added me this time? Friendster.

Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra. Realignment in

Cuba. Resurgence of Russia and the Baltic States.

Wala namang bago.

A long walk. A long long walk.

"A handshake, with carbon monoxide."

Biosphere 2: recreate my life, recreate my life!

Masarap pala ang beer.