This poem and its translation was published in Walang Pahimakas: Anthology of Poems on Duterte’s “War on Drugs” published by Amnesty International and Mountain Beacon in 2026.
Dugo itong
humalo na sa pawis kong
tumatawid sa noo
nagbabadyang pumatak
sa mainit na kalsadang
pumipigil sa’king mukha.
Paalam, ‘nay.
Patawad.
Marahil,
ito na ang hangganan
ng lahat ng iyong
paninimdim.