Superman.

The Man of Steel. 
Big Blue. 
The Last Son of Krypton.

Faster than a speeding bullet,
Stronger than a locomotive,
He has lasers for eyes, 
x-ray vision, 
and can fly without even flapping his arms.

But his most notable power was Lois Lane.

The love of an amazing woman is a phone booth that can turn a man from a spineless news reporter into a symbol of justice, into a reason why it’s safe to walk outside while the sun is sleeping.

I’ll be honest, I don’t have a cape. Or a costume.

I wasn’t born on Krypton
and it’s been a really, really long time since I’ve been in a fight
but I will fight gravity for you.

If you’re upset and you don’t feel like talking, 
I will try to use my x-ray vision 
to look inside of you and see what’s really wrong.
If you need me to, 
I will use my superhuman strength 
and put your entire world on my shoulders.

If you let me, I will do my best to be Superman for you.

Because you deserve it.

— “Lois Lane” - Rudy Francisco

Lois Lane - Rudy Francisco

A lot like you

I was told
The average girl begins to plan her wedding at the age of 7
She picks the colors and the cake first
By the age of 10
She knows time,
And location
By 17 
She’s already chosen a gown
2 bridesmaids
And a maid of honor
By 23
She’s waiting for a man
Who wont break out in hives when he hears the word “commitment”
Someone who doesn’t smell like a Band-Aid drenched in lonely 
Someone who isn’t a temporary solution to the empty side of the bed
Someone Who’ll hold her hand like it’s the only one they’ve ever seen
To be honest
I don’t know what kind of tux I’ll be wearing
I have no clue what want my wedding will look like
But I imagine
The women who pins my last to hers
Will butterfly down the aisle
Like a 5 foot promise
I imagine
Her smile
Will be so large that you’ll see it on google maps
And know exactly where our wedding is being held

The woman that I plan to marry
Will have champagne in her walk
And I will get drunk on her footsteps
When the pastor asks
If I take this woman to be my wife
I will say yes before he finishes the sentence
I’ll apologize later for being impolite
But I will also explain him
That our first kiss happened 6 years ago
And I’ve been practicing my “Yes”
For past 2, 165 days
When people ask me about my wedding
I never really know what to say
But when they ask me about my future wife
I always tell them
Her eyes are the only Christmas lights that deserve to be seen all year long
I say
She thinks too much
Misses her father
Loves to laugh
And she’s terrible at lying
Because her face never figured out how to do it correctly
I tell them
If my alarm clock sounded like her voice
My snooze button would collect dust 
I tell them
If she came in a bottle
I would drink her until my vision is blurry and my friends take away my keys
If she was a book
I would memorize her table of contents
I would read her cover-to-cover
Hoping to find typos
Just so we can both have a few things to work on

Because aren’t we all unfinished?
Don’t we all need a little editing?
Aren’t we all waiting to be proofread by someone?
Aren’t we all praying they will tell us that we make sense 
She don’t always make sense
But her imperfections are the things I love about her the most
I don’t know when I will be married
I don’t know where I will be married
But I do know this
Whenever I’m asked about my future wife
I always say
…She’s a lot like you

A Lot Like You - Rudy Francisco

Turning Tables

You are a sentence with no punctuation.
A kaleidoscope full of colors that I don’t remember learning in elementary school.
Your voice is a sound that I’ve been looking for my entire life.
Your smile is the only sunrise worth setting my alarm clock early enough to see.
If I could I would shape-shift into the first thing you think about in the morning
Just so I can be reminded of what it’s like to wake up next to you.
I love you in a language that I don’t fully understand.
In words that I haven’t found enough courage to forklift out of my chest.
I heard that karma is vengeful and is also a light sleeper
So I’ve chosen to love you like this.
Quietly.
So I’ll call your phone and hang up before it actually rings.
I’ll write you letters that you will never read.
And when I see you in public
I’ll stick my hand inside of a bag full of things that I haven’t done since you left me
And pull out a smile.
I’ll say something like:
“Hello.”
“It’s nice to see you.”
And I’ll keep walking.

Turning Tables - Rudy Francisco X Adele

Zuela Herrera X SUD (Dulo't Simula)

Scars
Rudy Francisco

One
If I could I would nail these hands to the edges of stars. I would sacrifice this body to the sky hoping to resurrect as someone spiteful enough to not care about you anymore.

Two
Staple me to a cross. Pierce my side with a broken promise and I will bleed all the crippled reasons why you deserve one more chance.

Three
Loving you was the last thing I felt really good at.

Four
You wanna know how I got these scars? I ripped every last piece of you out of my smile.

Five
I whispered you stardust.

Six
I spoke you into sunflowers.

Seven
I dipped my hands in forever. I Touched you infinity, Treated you as if you were the last molecule of oxygen inside of a gas chamber. I was good to you.

Eight
You wanna know how I got these scars? I swallowed my pride and then it clawed it’s way out of my mouth.

Nine
I realized I was never really your boyfriend. I was just your hype man.

Ten
I hope your next boyfriend gets smallpox.

Ten
Yes I said smallpox!

Ten
I hate you!

Ten
But I miss you!

Ten
I love you!

Ten
It’s hard for me to count when I get emotional.

Ten
I heard that 90% of human interaction is nonverbal so

[Pause]

Ten
If I could I would tie your arms to a daydream and then auction you off to my fondest memories.

See I wrote this poem in my own spinal fluid, I put it on the backbone of a white flag so before you read it you’ll already know that I've given up. I’ll just keep you here. Shackled to the most important chapter of my life story pressed into the basement of my eyelids like liquid salvation so I remember you beautiful with amazing underneath your wings and an orchid smile, you gorgeous earthquake. You cracked hourglass with sand spilling from behind your ribs, you wasted my time

How dare you linger on my lips and then kiss me like a stuttering apology with excuses stapled to the roof of your mouth. I still remember you like a dream tattooed to the inner walls of a long term memory but some days I wonder if you existed at all.
And of course, you wanna know how I got these scars.

I got these scars the day I fell in love with you.
I landed face first.

Scars - Rudy Francisco X Peryodiko

SA PAGITAN KA NATAGPUAN

Parati kong naririnig ang dalawa 
Sa mga uri ng pag ibig
Ang tamang pag ibig 
ngunit maling panahon
At tamang panahon 
ngunit maling pag ibig
Hindi ko alam kung alin tayo don sa dalawa
Kung tama pa bang may tayo
o kung mali na

Nasaan ka na ba?
Hindi na ba talaga tayo mag kakatagpo?
Dahil kung ito'y tagu-taguan 
Hindi ko alam kung sino saatin ang taya 
at kung sino saatin ang nawawala.
Napakaliwanag ng buwan 
Ngunit hanggang ngayon 
hindi pa rin tayo magkakitaan 
Hindi ko alam
kung sino saatin ang nagtatago 
Dahil matagal ng ang isa hanggang sampu
At matagal na din akong lumabas mula sa aking pinagtataguan
At ngayon 
patuloy na naglalakad sa kawalan na dati ay kalawakan 
Kalawakan na sabay nating pinagmamasdan 
Sa ilalim ng nagniningning na mga bituwin 
Kasama ang mga alitaptap 
na sumusulyap sa pag ibig natin

Ngunit sino nga ba ang nagtatago 
at sinong naghahanap 
Lumalim na ang gabi ngunit hanggang ngayon wala ka pa rin sa aking tabi 
Kaya't sabi ko 
hindi na ako pwedeng mag laro
Hahanapin kita 
kaya't ako'y tumayo 
Wala akong pakielam 
kung ako ma'y madapa o kung ako ma'y mataya 
Isinantabi ko ang takot ko sa dilim at sa kung anong nasa likod ng dilim
Mahanap ka lang 
Makita ka lang
Dahil kailangan kitang bawiin sa tadhana 
Hindi ko alam kung paano
bahala na 
Basta hahanapin kita 
Kahit nasaan ka pa
Hahanapin kita
Hahanapin kita 

At nakita na nga kita 
Nakita na kita 
Natagpuan kita 
sa pagitan ng gabi at umaga 
Hindi alam kung mag papatuloy pa
Kung nanakawin pa ba ang mga tala para saakin 
dahil ang sabi mo
Kahinaan ko ang mga bituwin 
Natagpuan kita 
sa pagitan ng laban at paalam 
Nakikipag digma sa tadhana 
Dahil ang sabi mo yun ang tama
Natagpuan kita
Sa pagitan ng ngayon at bukas
Masaya ngunit lumuluha 
At hindi ko alam kung anomg paniniwalaan ko 
Kung ang ngiti mo ba o ang luha mo
Natagpuan kita sa pagitan ng mahal kita at ng minahal kita
Ngunit nagdurugo ka na
Patawad 
Patawad
Dahil kung minsan mas nauuna pa ang bibig kong pumutak 
Kaysa mag isip ng kulubot kong utak
Patawad
Dahil kung minsan mas nauuna pa ang pag mulat ng aking mata kaysa sa pag tibok ng puso ko na hinahapo na
Patawad
Dahil kung minsan binabalewala ko ang tenga mong di napapagod  sa pakikinig sa bawat pantig na niluluwa ng aking bibig
Kahit kadalasan wala naman talagang kwenta ang mga binibitawan kong salita
Patawad
Kung isa ako sa naging dahilan ng pag sikip ng iyong mundo
Kung ang dating payak ay naging kumplikado
Patawad 
Patawad
Kung isa ako sa naging dahilan 
At kung isa ako sa nagbaon ng takot diyan sa loob mo 
na onting onti lumaki at ngayon ay iyo ng inaani
Patawad kung mas pinili kong magtago para lang hanapin mo
Kahit na alam ko na ang mas dapat mong hanapin ay ang sarili mo
Naging makasarili ako
Kaya't heto 
nagkasalisi tayo
Sabay tayong naghanap ngunit sabay din tayong nagtago 
Nakakapagod pala ang laro 
Buong akala ko kasing simple lang ito ng pagbilang mula isa hanggang sampu
Ngunit hindi 
Hindi pala 
Kaya't patawad 
dahil hindi na kita kayang makitang nagdurugo pa 
sa pagitan ng gabi at umaga 
ng laban at paalam 
ng ngayon at bukas 
at ng mahal kita at minahal kita 
Hindi na kita kayang makitang nasasaktan pa
Kayat mahal malaya ka na﻿

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