tala liwanag

BALIKBAYANsino ba ako?
isang gurong nagtuturo
isang estudyanteng natututothey say i come from a place where the sun rises
now here i am where it sets
it feels so far
but i know
my home is in my heartsometimes i wake dreaming
swimming
scheming
how am i gonna go back where i come from?
how did a tree grow far from its roots?
i guess the seeds blew away
grew so far.. far.. away…i’ll take care of this plant 4 now
water it until it blooms
until it gifts me a fruiti’ll tie it with a golden ribbon
and send it back home⟡"BUTO" seed//boneTROPiCAL SEED PLANTED iN "amerika"
WiLL iT SURViVE?
14 YEARS LATER . . .
iT MUTATED iNTO A LOTUS SEED..
DROWNED iN WATER
EXPOSED iN SUNLiGHT
GiVE iT SUM TiME
THEY MiRACULOUSLY BLOOMED OUTA DA MUD
WHAT A BEAUTiFUL PiNK FLOWER!⟡moon looking at me
and i remember the endless nights we'd
spend outside togetherwhispering questions in my ear
unlocking my heart tryna find the answertaught me again
how love has to know when to let goi'll keep our memories in my heart
new moon.. full moon.. golden phases
appearing~ disappearing~
til the stars meet (align) again⟡LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT // CAUTION TAPEyou dont come to a forest and
shake the tree’s branches
you bring an offering and
leave immediately
youre in my territory and
i say no colonizers allowed.
this land is sacred.
you cannot uproot me if i am the soil.
you are standing in my land.
no visitors allowed.
this is where we live.

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..….…….⠘⢿⣤⣀⣤⣤⣤⣤⣀⣤⡿⠃
.⢀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣈⣙⣛⡀⠙⣛⣛⠋⢀⣛⣋⣁⣀⣀⣀⣀⡀
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...⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢸⣿⣿⡇⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
...⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢸⣿⣿⡇⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
...⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢸⣿⣿⡇⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
...⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢸⣿⣿⡇⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
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.__________________⣀⣤⣴⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣦⣤⡀
_____________⢀⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣤⡀
___________⣠⣿⣿⣿⡿⠛⠉⠁..….….….⠈⠛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣄
__________⣴⣿⣿⡿⠋.….….….….….….….….⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣦
_________⢰⣿⣿⡿⠁….….⣠⣴⣶⣿⣿⣶⣤⡀...….….⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⡆
_________⣿⣿⣿⠃...⢀⣾⣿⣿⣿⠟⠛⠻⣿⣿⡄.……..….⢸⣿⣿⣿⣟
_________⣿⣿⡏..….⣼⣿⣿⣿⠃.⣴⣆⣼⣿⠇.….….….⣸⣿⣿⣿⣯
_________⣿⣿⡇..….⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⠈⠛⠛⠁..….….….⣰⣿⣿⣿⣿⠇
_________⢹⣿⣿⡀.….⠹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣤⡀..….….⢀⣠⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⠏
___________⢻⣿⣧...….⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠋
______________⢻⣿⣦⡀..⠈⠛⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠟⠋
_________________⠙⢿⣿⣦⡀.….⠉⠉⠛⠉⠉⠁⢀
____________________⠙⠻⢿⣶⣤⣄⣀..….….⣀⣠⠄⠂⠁
_________________________⠈⠙⠛⠛⠻⠿⠷⠶⠒⠛⠛⠉
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˚ ˛˚˛˚｜ 田田｜門｜ ˚ ˚
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⡀⣀⢂⣁⣧⣖⡖⠠⢠⢤⡀⢀
⢼⣶⡭⣛⠫⡞⠡⡤⢦⠆⠨⢸⠋⠬
⡀⠒⢈⢭⣉⠂⡄⢠⠖⣸⠑⣆⡦⠊⢀⡂⢉⠁
⢀⠍⠚⣁⣀⡀⣤⣰⢶⢷⢼⣿⠏⡡⢠⢗⡙⣶⣞⠛⣍⣪⣼⡠⠠⢶
⢀⢄⣎⡠⢠⠉⠋⠓⠉⠋⢨⠘⠚⢉⡄⠁⢾⡌⣗⢿⠛⠲⠛⠋⡝⠑⠌⡤⠄
⠘⠥⠄⡚⣜⢣⣴⡨⢁⡀⣈⡅⣀⠈⣄⣀⢿⣯⡔⢊⢺⣷⠆⣷⠶⠂⢀⡀⠁
⠘⢁⣨⡅⠨⣤⣭⣵⣿⢿⢏⠿⠯⡁⠹⣿⡯⡜⠫⢯⢿⡾⣻⡅⣠⣆⣄⣰⡐⠲⠼⢶⠒⠯⠅
⠂⢈⠙⡋⣟⡛⣷⠴⢼⠓⠋⣺⣴⣷⣷⢾⣿⡿⣡⣠⣸⠗⠻⠹⠿⣟⢥⠯⣿⠻⢅⢴⢎⠄⡄⢠⣀⡀⢄
⢘⠳⠋⣤⣶⡿⢜⣳⢦⢶⣌⣩⠶⢠⣤⣯⠷⠈⠬⡉⠎⠎⣀⡌⠟⣝⣿⠇⡚⠒⠔⢀⣴⣍⣾⢲⠋⠟⠈⠙⠑⠉⢀⠄
⡀⣽⠿⠻⡈⠱⢻⣽⡟⣶⣚⡻⢏⢹⡋⠁⣀⣂⣤⣴⠄⢤⣐⣴⡾⣶⠯⣄⣉⢓⡭⢍⡆⡀⣈⣿⣷⡷⠶⠒⢂⣠⣠⢶⣾⣳⣯⣵⡄
⠰⠴⢘⢉⣧⣥⣏⠳⢈⣫⠞⣿⣷⢤⣤⣿⣿⣾⣧⣾⣿⣿⣿⣗⣿⣿⣿⠋⣚⡃⠿⡭⠹⣷⣿⠾⡿⢤⣤⣜⢿⣯⡿⣷⠯⣽⣿⡾
⠐⠞⠻⣿⢟⣿⢿⠷⠥⣼⣷⢷⣯⠟⠻⠙⢉⡿⣿⢻⣹⣿⣿⢉⢳⣿⣿⣯⡶⡄⡶⢦⣷⣶⣿⡬⢥⠨⣭⣹⠏⠁⡘⢫⠉⠈
⠔⣼⢂⠬⢌⠧⢋⡛⢡⣮⡡⠈⠓⣃⢀⣒⣊⣽⠻⣛⠟⢿⢸⣯⣿⣓⣿⡟⣷⣟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣻⣷⣟⣒⡺⠏⢰⡿⠿⣶⣶⡻⠒⡿⠦⡀
⢆⣀⣆⣸⣿⠋⡴⢲⡁⡋⢴⣮⣷⠟⠫⠿⣿⢶⢅⢴⣇⣸⣷⣿⣿⣧⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⢿⣟⣲⢦⠦⢋⡀⢿⣾⣷⣶⣤⠋⠆
⠈⠘⠛⠼⠿⡝⣻⠛⠻⠐⠛⢹⣱⣟⣽⣯⣿⡟⡊⣿⣷⣖⢽⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⠘⠋⠃⠁⠨⠟⠿⡷⣥⣉⠁⠘⠉⠊⠚⠚⠓
⠈⠋⠈⠋⠹⣎⢻⣿⠟⠈⠛⢳⡕
⠈⣿⣿
⢸⣿⠃
⢸⣿⡄
⢸⣾⡇
⢸⣹⡇
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