Tuesday, September 13, 2005

[poem] salaryman's day (12 senryu), andoy castellano, 13 September 2005

salaryman's day (12 senryu)

opening the wardrobe
white shirts, black pants
salary man

bread and hot coffee
wife nags after breakfast
stomach grumbles loud

bright sky morning
worker leaves for work
bathed in drab sunlight

brilliant colored billboards
big houses, rich suburbs
commuter pass with eyes closed

jeepney stereo
loudly blares morning news
while passengers sleep

numbers floating on the computer monitor
eyes strained
and painfully cramped fingers

hot noon sun
burning his nape
having lunch on the sidewalk

eyes spacing out
adding money on ledgers
riches not his

dark sky after office hours
a woman crosses the street
red umbrella blooms

walking in downtown rain
racing faceless crowds
tired feet in wet shoes

he massages liniment
on his limbs
evening cologne

kissing wife good night
eyes close and dream
writing finish to another day

--andoy castellano
13 September 2005

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