Joint Typhoon Warning Center
stuff your American passport / into the mouth / of a gallon-sized water jug / should the storm surge flood / our house again / tita will tie the bottles /
around your waist / this will help you float / after the typhoon / your blue booklet will bring down the helicopters / that only land for citizens / of other countries / lay a hammer & crowbar beneath your pillow tonight / use this to break open the ceiling / climb the manhole to the roof / should you drown here / my ghost will never sleep
Source: Poetry (December 2020)