Words by Moreen Austria

Sutil

Ang mga sutil
Nag pasutil
Tungod indi tanan nga halambalon,
Kinanlan patihon.
Ang kalibutan
Dapat indi pag ugtasan
Ang gahum
Sa wala tupong nga yuhum.
May pwersa sa pagpa Sutil
Sa sulod sang Kahel
Kung diin kami nagatipon
Ga ugyon, ga panumdum
Ga sugilanon
Ano, diin ang balatchagon?
Kawsa isa
Rason, gugma sang pag ginhawa.

Sutil in Ilonggo is persistence often to a point of stubbornness, could be non-conformity to deviancy. The Hiligaynon poetry tells one Orange Gallery’s story: not everything has to have rules. Not all rules need to be followed. Existence is bliss.