The Sacred Passion of Saint Joseph
By Jose F. Lacaba
Matay na niyang isipin
ang kabuntisan ng Birhen
anopa't babaling-baling,
walang matutuhang gawin
ang loob niya't panimdim.
- Pasyong Mahal
Chisel, plane and hammer,
listen, I'll whisper
my bitter secret: though
I've never whatchamacallit her,
my girlfriend's pregnant.
An angel tells me there's nothing
for me to be ashamed of,
there's no reason to cry;
in fact, I'm supposed to be glad
because my girl's been raped by God.
Hammer, plane and chisel,
is anger allowed to
a carpenter? Suffer in silence.
The weak and the small,
I hear, are no match for heaven.
