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Death on the
Tarmac
by Fr. Amado
"Picx" Picardal, CSsRYou sprawled on the tarmac
like a dove in flight
that that has been nailed to the ground.
They finally stopped you.
Or so they thought.
The bullet that pierced
your skull
pierced our frigid hearts.
The shot that echoed throughout the archipelago
continues to reverberate
in our wounded hearts.
No bullet can ever kill a
dream.
It will only break the vessel
from which the fragrance is released.
It will only crack the dam
from which the rising waters
will break through.
Ninoy,
your death has freed us from our fears
and sparked a fire in our hearts
that will continue to rage through the night
until the dawning of the new day.
You died
that we may rise.
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Written in September
1983, Fr. Picx Picardal recently posted this poem to the Mindanao1081 and Neveragain
e-groups in memory of the ideals and sacrifices of the assassinated former Philippine
Senator and opposition leader Benigno Aquino.
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Other Poems In This Issue
A Muslim's prayer for peace
by Aminah
Sharief Goling
In my own Mindanao
by Geejay
Arriola
Abdul, on the eve of an ambush
by Said
Sadain, Jr.
Then & Now
by Macario
Tiu
Spirits In The Box
A Short Story
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