Apo on the wall 

             by; BJ Patino 

1.  There's this man's photo on the wall 

2.  of my father's office at home ,you 

3.  know, where father brings his work,

4.  where he doesn't look strange 

5.  still wearing his green uniform 

6.  and colored breast plates, where,

7.  to prove that he works hard,he 

8.  he also brought a photo of his boss

9.  whom he calls Apo, so Apo could 

10. You know hang around on the wall 

11. Behind him and look over his shoulders 

12. to make sure his snappy and all.

13. Father snapped me once, caught me 

14. sneaking around his office at home 

15. Looking at the stuff on his wall-hand guns,

16.  plaques,a sword, medals , a rifle ---------

17. told me that was no place for a boy,

18. Only men, when he didn't really 

19. have to tell me because, You know,

20. that photo of Apo on the wall was already 

21. looking at me while I moved around,

22.his eyes following me like he was 

23. that scary Jesus  in the hall way, saying 

24.I know, I know what you've doing.