DORAO, Donna O. BS Architecture 22 March 2013 nd 2 Semester A.Y.

2012-13 Jeepney Ride Smudged lines of earth Behind dark silhouettes Of indifference And of difference A frown and a smile A grouchy man No eyes meet But I am not alone. With the slightest spaces, Bubbles cover me from you from him From the mist of heat And rain of mischief That smudged the lines of our identity A long fast ride screeching to a halt Polaroid On my inch-high pumps I pose with a poker face. The pink glitters on my face Are shattered pieces of a knifes blade that pulls the eyes of the people in this amusement park. The photographer smiles through those wide lenses He proclaims my beauty then counts to three With a click Appears a colorless photo of loathe and envy And a bottomless glass of red wine Turning into blood and tears.