Sagradong Puso ni Federico Licsi-Espino

Habang unti-unting
tinatalupan
ng tadhana
itong sibuyas
na puso
ng makata,
humihikbi sa hapdi
ang mambabasa
ng tula.

-Salin ni Aris Remollino
2016, Oktubre 28

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"Sacre Coeur"
-Federico Licsi-Espino

While destiny cuts through layer
upon layer
of the poet's onion-heart, the pain
makes
the reader of the poem cry.