Hypertension
Diabetes
Hyperlipidemia
Heart Disease
white rice
pig skin
* bagoong
condensed milk
brown sugar
soy sauce
butter
coconut milk
What delicacies!
What a legacy!
Author: Janice
Alphabet Poetry Series: K is for Keeper
there was never a doubt in my mind
that we are all here for a reason
but even if we know it or not
we hope to last more than a season
and we live so recklessly today
that we forget about tomorrow
and we hold on to happier times
so we don’t have to face the sorrows
but we have no control over life
no, not of our own’s or another’s
all we can do is beg for more time
hope against all odds for a keeper
please, let her stay
please, let her stay
I’m not ready for her to go away
let me keep her another million days
Alphabet Poetry Series: “J is for Jailbird”
Laughter fills this place
little feet running
to and fro
screams of delight
lullabies
impromptu dancing
in the living room
vrrroooming cars
giggles over silliness
read alouds
piano practice
laughter fills this place
but I am just a jailbird
looking past
vertical shadows
of chains
I fly but
crash my wings
I can only listen
as I perch
on the swing
on the beam
on the water bowl
and look forward
to someday
I can leave
for the skies.
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Alphabet Poetry Series: “I is for Inspire”
{This poem is also “inspired” by today’s prompt on dVerse: “on the other hand.”}
people look for leaders
even unintentionally
and some leaders lead
with a heavy hand
and some laissez-faire
and no one stops
to think about
where these leaders
get their ideas
or maybe they know
that’s why they follow
It’s from the Good Book
you see
though it’s a matter
of interpretation
who’s really the
authority
There is a leader
inspired by the Holy Spirit
and leads his flock
on a humble path
on faith
on hope
on love
on the other hand
There is a leader
inspired by his god
and leads his pack
on a prideful path
on mistrust
on despair
on hate
so sad
some people don’t see
the other side
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