WHEN DEATH CAME
The awaited daughter has arrived
The family was starting its day
The dying’s burial concerns have been communicated
A good time for death to come
And it did
Death like a visitor
Came on a sunny morning
Unexpected yet expected
Swift yet slow
Painful yet sweet
Dreaded yet prayed for
One wishes to have done something more
But knows nothing more can be done
One wishes not to cry so much
But still does
One wishes it is not happening
But knows in his heart and mind it is
–Quezon City / 23 February 2007 / 3:40 pm
