the absence of birds

the absence of birds Lawdenmarc Decamora words are birds words in transit space be birds the shapes of permutations congratulations! from Manila Bay to our bones: we have no idea how beautiful that sky lantern is to six acacias when it falls to the ground when it swims in the chaos of colors when we take out the words when we see people manage their hours between cityscapes & a birdless sky memory foams & you realize temporal: i Lawdenmarc Decamora is a Best of the Net and Pushcart Prize-nominated Filipino writer. He is the author of two book-length poetry collections, “TUNNELS” (Ukiyoto Publishing) and “Love, Air” (Atmosphere Press – forthcoming). His work has appeared in The Seattle Review, North Dakota Quarterly, The Common, Comstock Review, and elsewhere.