Terramycin
Steno Padilla
Ganito pala
ang maalagaan kapag
dama ng katawan
ang sakit ng
kalingkingan.
Hawak mo ang
hinliliit ko habang
nilalagyan ng
Terramycin, at
saka babalutan
ng kulay-dilaw
na Band-Aid para
hindi lumala.
Takot ka pala sa
dugo, pero ‘di ka
nag-alangang
ako ay hawakan
at hilumin ang
munting sugat
na kusa namang
gagaling kahit pa
‘di ka mag-abala.
Nariyan ka
at nakaagapay
kahit pa sa
maliliit na bagay.
Ganito pala
kasayang mahiwa
sa takip ng de-latang
Argentina
corned beef. Sarap
ng baka’y wala
kung ikukumpara
sa iyong aruga;
‘di hamak na
mas malinamnam
ang iyong hawak
sa aking kamay
na may sugat.
Terramycin
So this is how it is
to be cared for when
the body feels
the pain of
the pinky finger.
You are holding
my finger while
applying
Terramycin, and
then you’ll wrap it in
a yellow-colored
Band-Aid so it
won’t get worse.
So, you’re scared of
blood, but you didn’t
hesitate
to touch me
and heal the
small wound
that would’ve
healed on its own even if
you didn’t bother.
You are there
beside me
even in
the little things.
So this is how
happy it feels to be cut
by the cover of canned
Argentina
corned beef. The deliciousness
of beef is nothing
compared
to your care;
far more
delectable
is your touch
on my hand
that is wounded.
