11.27.2008

barefoot loving

for ning, who always told me that what she wants to be is barefoot and pregnant.

because really, barefoot doesn't quite say nakapaa.

Pagbati sa Pagsinta
ni Joi Barrios

Nakatindig kong babatiin and pagsinta.
Hindi nakahimlay at nahihimbing
na kailangang gisingin ng halik,
hindi nakaupo't naghihintay
na para bang ang kanyang pagdating
ang kabuuan ng buhay,
hindi nakatingkayad o lumilipad
na nakikipaglaro sa hangin at pangarap.
Nakatayo ako't sumasayad
ang paa sa lupa,
pagka't lagi't lagi,
nakayapak ako kung umibig.

from: Minatamis at Iba Pang Tula ng Pag-ibig. Anvil Publishing, 2008.

4 comments:

Su said...

i love i love i love!!!

katrina said...

diba? and i've had this book forever! ngayon ko lang to nakita!

ning said...

oh wow ins. thank you!!

katrina said...

:D and for the longest time i thought barefoot and pregnant was such an american idiom. aba naman, joi barrios is the answer. :)