by Jedidiah Vinzon
kahit niyebe tumutunaw sa kamay
ngunit sa iyong daliri
nanginginig, nananalangin
humihingi ng patawad
nagmamakaawa
para matunaw, para maging
tubig
at makabalik sa langit
–
even snow melts
on my hand
but in your finger
it shivers, prays
pleading for forgiveness
begging
to melt, to become
water
and to return to the sky.
Jedidiah Vinzon is studying physics at the University of Auckland. He enjoys rewatching Modern Family, The Big Bang Theory and How I Met Your Mother. In his free time, he loves listening to jazz, write poetry and resisting the urge to succumb to procrastination. Some of his works can be found in Tarot, Circular and Symposia.