Saturday, August 13, 2022

Estero

Estero
Dr Abe V Rotor

Estero* of Pasig River, Metro Manila.  
Photo by the author, circa 1990 

It can't be true
That a fisherman lives here.
It can't be true
That a child plays here.
It can't be true
That a soul remains
Behind the flimsy walls.

A baby cries;
A moan rises
From the murk and mist.
Silent steps
Tarry on the bridge.

* Estero is a part of the freshwater ecosystem linking Pasig River 
with other rivers and Manila Bay.

- AV Rotor, Light in the Woods 1995, Megabooks 

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