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⟡PUZZLEi wanna be lost and found and lost and found and
lost and found again. tell me is it a sin.
daydreaming of how long it has been. mouth
searching for a puzzle piece. lips seeking for
pleasure please. let this be the one. two.
three. different pairs fit me. about fifty
personalities. a thousand puzzle piece.⟡NAY-BOR (excerpts)when i was on ebt
i was feeding everybody
if the government got the money
then why dont you give it to me?
so i can feed me and my family
…
when theres a surplus
you lie and say its a deficitbitch im not stupid
i can see youre the culprit
leaving us in the dust pit
got families being desperateasking for some change
that you wont spare
…
yall dont keep it a hundred
youre like 9.99
youre missing a sense
you bitches are dense
…
im your neighbor
why the fuck are you scared⟡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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⠈⠘⠛⠼⠿⡝⣻⠛⠻⠐⠛⢹⣱⣟⣽⣯⣿⡟⡊⣿⣷⣖⢽⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⠘⠋⠃⠁⠨⠟⠿⡷⣥⣉⠁⠘⠉⠊⠚⠚⠓
⠈⠋⠈⠋⠹⣎⢻⣿⠟⠈⠛⢳⡕
⠈⣿⣿
⢸⣿⠃
⢸⣿⡄
⢸⣾⡇
⢸⣹⡇
⠚⠛⠃, ,.