FULL MOON ON TOP OF A CHAMPAGNE PALM'S TIP

it is not the water
that quenches your thirst
forget the wine
it is not the bread
you have never lived with
bread alone

it is what makes us
sleepless
in Ermita
what makes us too restless
in zamboanga
it is what we know
what we really cherish
but which we just leave
alone
without forgiving.