agay la
(sakey a love poem)

nen gapo'y gapo ni
agay la'y aroan mi lan dua nen akaulaw ko
dia'd panangaro mi'd sakey tan sakey
ag naandi'y siblangan
labi no agew
oadtan ima'y itdan to'y sili
so ipainum ton kapi
kapi express kono
et no ag ko inumen
naekal kono'y inginginew to
oadtan ima'y iksanton pamasahi
so iderew to no onla ak lan mantrabaho
andibali ta anggapo'y bisyok kono lanti
balet say ag to amta
oala'y akasuksuk ed secret wallet ko
matirik ya'ay amo?

nen gapo'y gapo ni
agay la'y aroan mi lan dua nen akaulaw ko
anggapo'y imunan
dia'd sayaoan
ag kamin dua sankabat
laut la no ampatot ko la'd ebet
so kaparihan GRO
ngalngali la balet ompakduk
so maliab ya mata nen akulaw ko
ag ko amta no naimano to
manaseoek so eleng tan layag ko
laut la no akapotipot la'ra'y lima to
a singa pugita ed sama'y dance instructor to

kasabi'd abung
ag ak ni akapales
ontekiab la'ra'y sapatos to'd lupak
isiplat ko met la'y balkes ko
no aldabisen to ak ed kaoigi
aldabisen ko ed kaoanan
angga'd mantulot kami la'd dukulan
salipokpokan la'tan ya angga'd kabuasan
agay la'ra'tan ya sanasaoa
kuan da'ra'y kakaabay mi

onya kami la nen gapo'y gapo
onya kami la angga'd ipatey
makakaibeg ira labat
ta agay la'y panangaro mi'd sakey tan sakey

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