Poetry at Sangam

SangamHouse

 










WE, WON’T, BE, TENDING, GARDENS by Mookie Katigbak-Lacuesta

(As Jose Garcia Villa)

Watch, scant, grow, lush, won’t, turn, the, earth
for bulb, or root, I’ve, longed, to, say,
                           peppermint,
                           and,
                           thyme,
               juice, a, tomato, with, my, teeth,

 
No, we, won’t, be, tending, gardens, kiss,
A, wet, deep, for, what, might, grow, under,
                           Dark,
                           And,
                           succulent,
               As, long, promises, the, orchids,

 
we, overlove, are, deep, in, water, do, not,
aspire, they, are, trying, to, tell, us, something,
                           Trust,
                           Says, the, sprig,
                           And, Trust,
               says, the, spray, and, I, fear,

 
the, long, gather, I, nestle, my, palm,
on, a, groove, I’ve, no, time, for, or,
                           roots,
                           to, spare,
                           I, mark, my, air,
               with, dark, matter, kiss,

 
what won’t, be, sown, or, held, to, light,
I’ll, hate, my, scorn, and, swear, a, tender, year,
                           There, now,
                           you, say,
                           there, there,
               toeing, dirt, over, the, groove,

 
Tending, other, far, gardens.