Dedicated to brother Wesley John
1
A sense of presence and delight
In all its sweetness felt
Despite the raging of life’s plight
It pulsates as it’s dealt
A sense of presence and delight
In all its sweetness felt
Despite the raging of life’s plight
It pulsates as it’s dealt
It’s you- so true so clearly here
As sure as one can be
This brilliance in my existential sphere
Is your whispered voice- I’m free!
As sure as one can be
This brilliance in my existential sphere
Is your whispered voice- I’m free!
2
A constancy of tragedy stabbing
Replaying rewinding now forward then back
Vivid images of a tragic ending
Seeping through my pained soul-crack
A constancy of tragedy stabbing
Replaying rewinding now forward then back
Vivid images of a tragic ending
Seeping through my pained soul-crack
Time and future pillaged bare
In a swift intersecting moment broken
You’re no longer here or there
Crossed out now- your name only spoken
3
Tears made visible and groans that sound
A void so earthly felt and so deeply clear
But between each tear and groan abound
Moments of presence so familiar and dear
Tears made visible and groans that sound
A void so earthly felt and so deeply clear
But between each tear and groan abound
Moments of presence so familiar and dear
This Bloody Mary mix of joy and bitterness
Is you- in this new concoction of fraternity
A sour of absence with a tasty tenderness
Gone now. Yet always present for eternity!
Gone now. Yet always present for eternity!
Bob Managbanag
January 2018
