Kaban ni Maghuhukom Ric S. Bastasa: WALAY NAKUHANG TUBAG

NOT GIVING ME THE ANSWER

we teach a child to walk

we like how dependent can he be

we are proud

a little confidence grows in us

that in walking we are reliable

the child grows and copes up

with our getting older

soon he will too teach us how to walk

and even how to recall

as we begin to forget how is it

to think

when this happens

i will ask him, as he will be a young man by then

holding my hand

and putting me on a chair

i will ask him if he knows how to die

but i am sure he has no answers yet

he will pretend that this question is

irrelevant

he will simply perhaps ask me

if i want to sleep

and impress upon me the idea

that i am just tired.

(Bug-os ang pasalamat sa KAHAYAG ngadto sa nagsulat sa garay nga si Maghuhukom RIC S. BASTASA. Usa siya ka Maghuhukom sa hukmanan nga mahigugmaong mosulat, mopaambit ug manghatag sa iyang nahibaloan pinaagi sa kabatid niyang manulat. Dili siya makapugong matag higayon nga mogilok ang iyang mga kamot sa pagtagik ug mga garay nga dayag kaayong kakutloan ug mga unod nga ikabalon sa alimpatakan. )