THE CURE

i left on her 46th

slouched in a seat of the 05:15 bus 

i left after the mass

prayed for relief that got me MRI toasted

therapy said the doctor who vanished

 so i got massaged first before the cure 

i left on a small bike

paid bills in Kamuning, roamed for ribs in Maginhawa

i left during a fire

Johnny in Luk Foo numbing the ache with whiskey

mixed adobo as nerve grease

i left on a Sunday

gin tonic and blended whiskey for an anesthetic

shook Japer's hand in the toilet then a hug from Yeb