when you left
i felt the spells leave my body
as the calm crawled back
and the peace settled
the earth no longer trembles
and the knots in my head untangle
i finally felt safe
as my tongue tasted sanity
my soul unlearned fear
as I let go of your memory
BINABASA MO ANG
When You Left
Poetry"when you left, every part, every breath every heart beat of your body slowly became requisite parts of my poetry." a collection of free-verse poems.
