TUNGKOL SA MATANDA
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"Sinasabi ko," wari’y may itinatatag
sa pagkakalatag ng kaniyang tinig.
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Ibinaba ko ang aklat na binabasa
at ibinaling ang buong pansin
sa kaniyang sasabihin.
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(Wari’y buong mundo ang lumingon
sa kaniya upang makinig.
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Hindi ito ang una naming pagkikita.
Matagal ko na siyang nakilala
sa di matapos-tapos na aklat na binabasa.)
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"Sinasabi ko."
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At hindi na niya ipinagpatuloy.
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TUNGKOL SA MATANDA
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Naramdaman niya ang pagtawag sa kaniya ng lupa. Nagpasiya siyang sa isang burol na lamang manatili—kipkip ang mga nalalabi sa sarili: takot, kalungkutan, kawalang-katiyakan.
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Sa paglapit niya sa tuktok, mas lumalakas ang tinig, mas bumibigat ang kaniyang paghakbang; kaya isa-isa niyang binitiwan ang mga bitbit na alinlangan.
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Naghintay siya nang saglit sa inaatubili. Sa halip, tanging hangin lamang ang naroroon, kipkip ang mga alikabok na nalikom. Ganap ang katahimikan: nakaramdam siya ng saglit na kamatayan.
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