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Blindfold Golden Pair of Scales: Laude From The Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of

Ralph Semino Galán is a poet, literary critic and translator who is an Associate Professor of Literature, the Humanities, and Creative Writing at the University of Santo Tomas. He received his A.B. in English magna cum laude from Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology and his M.A. in English Studies from the University of the Philippines Diliman, where he is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Comparative Literature. His creative and critical works have been published in numerous national and international anthologies and journals. The poem describes the symbols of justice represented by the Roman goddess Justitia and how in the Philippines, right and wrong can be ambiguous and even high

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Blindfold Golden Pair of Scales: Laude From The Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of

Ralph Semino Galán is a poet, literary critic and translator who is an Associate Professor of Literature, the Humanities, and Creative Writing at the University of Santo Tomas. He received his A.B. in English magna cum laude from Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology and his M.A. in English Studies from the University of the Philippines Diliman, where he is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Comparative Literature. His creative and critical works have been published in numerous national and international anthologies and journals. The poem describes the symbols of justice represented by the Roman goddess Justitia and how in the Philippines, right and wrong can be ambiguous and even high

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JUSTICE Ralph Semino Galán

BY RALPH SEMINO GALAN from iligan mindanao


Ralph Semino Galán is a poet, literary critic and translator. He is an
1. These are the accoutrements of her office: Associate Professor of Literature, the Humanities, and Creative
2. The blindfold symbolizing impartiality; Writing at the UST Faculty of Arts and Letters and the UST Graduate
3. A golden pair of scales measuring the validity School. He has an A.B. in English (Major in Literature) magna cum

4. Of evidence given, both pro and con; laude from the Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of
Technology, and an M.A. in English Studies (Major in Creative
5. The double-edged sword that pierces through
Writing) from UP Diliman, where he is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in
6. The thick fabric of lies; Thoth’s feather
Comparative Literature. His works both creative and critical, have
7. Of truth which ultimately determines whether
been published in numerous national and international anthologies
8. The defendant’s life is worth saving.
and literary journals.
9. In J. Elizalde Navarro’s oil painting titled
10. Is this Philippine Justice? The figure
11. Of the Roman goddess Justitia slowly fades
12. Into thin air, swallowed by pigments
13. Cloudy as doubts. In my uncertain country
14. Where right and wrong are cards
15. That can be shuffled like a pile of money bills,
16. Even the land’s Chief Magistrate
17. Is not immune from culpability; found guilty
18. He has to face the music of derision.

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