Agosto
Kung alam ko lang / If I only knew
na ganito ang mararamdaman ko / that this is how I would feel
sa pag-uwi ko / by being home
sana ay mas mahaba ang itinulog ko / then I should have slept longer
kaysa sa panahong iginugol ko / than spent time
kakaisip, kakatanong / thinking, asking
kung paano ba umuwi / how does it feel like to be back home?

Sana pala ay mas pinag-isipan ko / I should have dwelled more
ang tanong na / on this question –
paano ba umalis ulit? / “How do I leave again?”

Here is Agosto.
Cover art (Map of Philippine river basins) by Robert Szucs