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Trahedya NG Isang Birhen: By: Genevieve Asenjo

The poem describes a young woman's experience of sexual abuse on her first night being attacked. Though she felt pain, swelling, and cried out, no blood flowed from her legs. She vomited words from her mouth instead of blood, mixing with her sweat and tears. The poem explores themes of lost innocence and sexual exploitation through vivid imagery and echoes of the woman's cries during the attack.

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Trahedya NG Isang Birhen: By: Genevieve Asenjo

The poem describes a young woman's experience of sexual abuse on her first night being attacked. Though she felt pain, swelling, and cried out, no blood flowed from her legs. She vomited words from her mouth instead of blood, mixing with her sweat and tears. The poem explores themes of lost innocence and sexual exploitation through vivid imagery and echoes of the woman's cries during the attack.

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walang dugong

umagos sa aking
mga hita sa unang gabi
ng kanyang paglusob.

umalingawngaw sabay
sa kanyang paglusong-
ahon ang mga hiyaw
ko't daing: sakit, hapdi,
pamamaga
TRAHEDYA NG ISANG BIRHEN ngunit nilunod ng kanyang
pagdududa ang kabanalan
by: Genevieve Asenjo ng aking kawalang-malay,
ala-Othello siyang naging taga-
hukom ng aking pagkababae:
birhen o puta?

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Award.

A Camisa, Laicha Daño, Japheth Isa

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