P H I L I P P I N E – X

By Allos Abis

i spell filipinx with an x
not for postmodernism
not to rub it in ur face
not to undermine ur efforts

don’t you want them to know
we were subjects of king philip II
subjects of ecomendia
subjects of Galleon trade

subjects of american teachers
who arrived through USS thomas
ENGLISH ONLY PLEASE
1 peso for every word in tagalog

ay naku! 2 pesos
hala! piso
piso?! one peso!
babaylan. what’s that?

x for being sent to the office
x for bad behaviour
x for wrong answer
x for gender assignment

x for YOU ARE HERE

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