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.