Habang Wala Pa Sila: Mga Tula ng Pag-ibig
Habang Wala Pa Sila: Mga Tula ng Pag-ibig By Juan Miguel Severo Abs-cbn Publishing Inc, 2016 Poetry with illustrations, 120 pages I never heard him yet doing his spoken poetry but when I opened the first few pages, he got me by first impression with his Basang Sapatos, he likened the heaviness of losing a love with the heaviness of his steps when his shoes are wet. Plus maybe, it's rainy season so I bought and read this collection. "Anak, nagmahal ka. Dapat masanay ka nang maglakad nang may mabigat na paa." There are "trying hard" attempts in some pieces like in Naniniwala Ako, Maliwanag ang Langit, Malamig ang Gabi, and Parating Huli but Severo got me fully in a surprising number of pieces like in Bago Ka Umalis ng Bahay and Karaoke. While I understand that his pieces are meant to be heard as a tale, I didn't get bored with the length or by some Filipino words I just met. Most of the time, I smile and breeze through the reading as heart...