Sunday, February 13, 2022

LITERARY: “Arki” by Dane Navarro

    


-

Cupid did not fail to do his job two years ago. 

It was the time that the blurry scenario of ours— 

turned into a high definition of 1080.  

It was clear, genuine, real, and concise. 

 

The Arki finally put his creative juices— 

To a black piece that had my initials in it, 

An envelope that was full of hope and promises; 

I was able to keep the penmanship, cursive, and script.  

Yet unlike Cupid, I failed to keep the Arki.  

 

We all romanticized self-love, 

but choosing ourselves was not a great deal at all. 

It could make us regret things. 

 

And if fate was already on our side, 

Either love could wait, or love made time; 

I'd always choose to wait and to make time. 

-

Painting: Architect Forbát and his Wife (1924) by Sandor Bortnyik


Published by: Julianne Andrei F. Batiao

Date published: February 13, 2021

Time published: 5:49 pm

No comments:

Post a Comment