But I am bleeding everywhere.
What normally beats
in my chest now pulses
on the arm rest between
my father and me. It stains
the interior. It is ordinary. I am
embarrassed. My father replies
by flicking at clots,
Sumasakit ang mga puso ng lahat ng tao.

***

I am unsure what happens in silence.
I only know I am different when I leave it.

***

Nanay has dinner waiting,
if it is fried fish, he is reminded
of his mother. Nanay
knows he is home
when the channel changes.