Dagger by Cirilo Baustista translated by J.A. Del Prado Day by day my wife and I try the sharpness of our dagger. For instance when my youngest child is crying and my beloved does not move I stab her back and merrily watch her nurse the child while she bleeds. If the light bulb is burned out in our kitchen and I am busy writing a poem, she never stops stabbing me on the nape as long as the light is not replaced. Our fight is fair a fault is a fault, no cheating. That’s why by the day’s end we count the wounds and the seemingly ragged souls will laugh and punch each other. We are always like this since our love for each other is more than enough. In the original language (Filipino): Patalim ni Cirilo Bautista Araw-araw sinusubok naming mag-asawa ang talim ng aming balaraw Halimbawa kung umi
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