coma

At around 9:40 in the evening, I received a text from my friend Gonzalo telling me that our friend Marldon's mom, Tita Arlene, is in the hospital and has been on coma for days now. I've been trying to sleep since.

I couldn't imagine Tita Arlene in a hospital bed with all those tubes connected to her.

She was always jolly and accommodating. Their house was our home away from home. We'd cook dinner and breakfast. She'd tell me my henna tattoo looked cute but won't let her daughter have one. If I remember it right, I've already stayed thrice overnight at their place. I've worn some of her day clothes and slept on her bed. She says men's bedrooms (my friend's bedroom in particular) are the nastiest so she'd always let me stay in her bedroom.

She even took the time to put a blanket over my drunk self one very early December morning.

I beg to all the health gods to make Tita Arlene well. And I beg to all the strength gods to make Marldon and Yet strong. I'll visit her in the hospital as soon as I get well as I am also having a cold and a cough.

Happy and Pissed times at Tita Arlene's place. And she was always out of the picture - always in the kitchen whipping up some good food.







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coma

ang hiwaga nga naman ng tao;
and patay gustong mabuhay;
ang buhay gustong mamatay.
yaong mga tubo ng buhay
na nakakabit sa abang katawan
na nagmistulang gulay dulot
ng kalapastanganan ng kalusugan.
hangga't hindi nagsasawa ang may-ari
ng buhay na isiping walang masasayang
na pag-asa, kakayanin nitong lumaban.
at hangga't di nagmamaliw ang
bisa ng mga tubo ng buhay
sa pagbigay ng panandaliang tulong,
nasa tamang daan ang lahat.
at hangga't di nagsasawang
tustusan ng kunwaring kayamanan
ang mga kapritso ng barkada nating
ang pangalan ay buhay,
ayos lang lahat.