Two days on a ship
on the way to Mindanao*
you spun your tales
of unrequited love.
I listened to your woes
of him never noticing
of him never giving you
anything in return.
Mindanao, they say
is the land of promise
I kept on thinking
as your stories drew into me.
As you poured
your heartaches out
something inside me stirred---
for I remembered every reason
of why I'm leaving
my only saving grace.
After you cried
your sad ending
that also felt like mine
I mumbled "Don't worry,
for Mindanao's shores
I can already see."
*Mindanao is the southern region of the Philippines.
