“Katahimikan” (Silence)
Katahimikan
by Clark Bilorusky
Sa Kuwarto ng aking gunita,
Tanging katahimikan.
Balisa ang aking nalalasahan,
Hindi ko mabata.
Printed in the Filipino Language Journal
by the South and Southeast Asian Studies Department
at the University of California, Berkeley
Series 1, Volume 3 – Metamorposis
Translation
In the room of my memory,
there is only silence.
I taste anxiety,
I cannot endure this.