dre poetic: words by adrien salazar

Poet and community activist Al Robles passed away this weekend. A  joker, legend, and fighter. I met him once and I’ll never forget him.

for Manong Al

i shook his hand
he all smile and winkdance
as if he already knew me
as if really was my manong
and he kept me then
in his long shadow
we both poets
i just arriving
he leaving
i guess there was something between
him and me
between his linebreakbreaths and
my scribblin fingers
between his windridin scrag hair
and i the wind
whistlin a little soft today
after all he was my manong
really he was.