Dove

Upon seeing a flock of doves in the air, I told my father, “Tay, antalino ng kalapati ‘no?”

Without asking, he knew what I was talking about, he said, “Marami ngang di kumakain ng kalapati kasi nga matalino.”

I simply said, “Saka pag pinakawalan, marunong bumalik.”

Tatay said, “Kaya nga nung pinakawala ni Noah bumalik ‘di ba? ‘Yung uwak naman pinakawalan, ‘di na bumalik.”

“Tanga ‘yun eh.”

He then added, “Simbolo pa ng kalayaan.”

I replied, “’saka ng peace.”

“Isda ‘yun, hindi kalapati,” he denied.