Jonel Abellanosa, The Philippines
The sky’s a stage. No exits, no
entrances. Precision
accelerates. No gyre widens
nor prey that’s hidden. I
desire the zoom, the glide, splintered
light, sky a colossal
shadow. A tear moves, grasses part,
field like the Red Sea. I
imitate the half moon and dive,
hunger terminal as
velocity. Mountains echo
my shrill cry. Angling, I
aim at panic zigzagging, ground
pulling my claws. Wind holds
wingtips. I crack through tender flesh
and soar back to the eye.
Jonel Abellanosa lives in Cebu City, the Philippines. His poetry has appeared in numerous journals, including That Literary Review, Poetry Kanto, The Lyric, The McNeese Review, Rust+Moth and Star*Line, and nominated for the Pushcart, Best of the Net and Dwarf Stars awards. His poetry collections include Meditations (Alien Buddha Press), Songs from My Mind’s Tree and Multiverse (Clare Songbirds Publishing House), 50 Acrostic Poems (Cyberwit, India), and his politically progressive collection, In the Donald’s Time (Poetic Justice Books and Art). His first speculative poetry collection, Pan’s Saxophone, is available from Weasel Press.