he said: "I'm a poet, Sir." The officer did not believe him and dared him to write a poem and recite it right away.[Axel] Pinpin was quick to answer: "Ay, kamatayang anong tamis! Ihimlay mo ako sa pagitan ng putok ng mga baril at ng aking tugmaang matatabil. (O, sweet death! Lay me down between the volleys of gunfire and my glib-tongued rhymes.)"
The officer clapped and said: "Very good but that would be your last performance."
from Philippine Daily Inquirer: Poetry saved me--'Tagaytay 5' member
also bulatlat: Ex-'Tagaytay 5' Detainee Launches Book of Poems
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