Second Circle
(j.luna)

As melancholy becomes infinite sadness,
a shower of petals fall on an open grave.

When blackholes and pits of eternal madness
devour a fading star,
the shadow of night becomes visible to the naked eye.

While the weeping banshees scream,
the howling of angry ghosts resonate-
tormenting the mind...

Rainstorms of ashes are his sobs rippling the Styx--
In time he will bend to the winds
that blow in the Second Circle of Hell...

Hailstorms of refuse
ravage the frailty of senses.
And the broken man wallows in a rose garden
of shit.

j.luna is the alter-ego of John Robert Luna. He is a Corporate Communications, Ads and PR Writer for a networking company and a licensed English teacher.

His repertoire consists of improvised, non-conceptual and spontaneous performances and Punk inspired spoken word consisting of screams, growls and gibberish. He is currently the vocalist of Post-Punk band Tom Estrella and The Shadows (with Norman Wilwayco) and Annoy! (with Ian Madrigal).

As a “performance artist”, j has collaborated with The Brockas, Khavn Delacruz (“Tonight, I Will Love You Forever, installation/performance” and as an actor in “Ang Paglilitis ni Mang Serapio”) and with Tupada's Ian MAdrigal and Mitch Garcia ("Placenta: Repression/Salvation" and "Souls For Sale").

As a poet, j is part of the Post-Beat (according to Joel Toledo) duo Gonzo Army, which performs at Mag:Net Katipunan's Happy Mondays

As a writer, he has won the grand prize for short story in Filipino for the Philippine Normal University’s Genoveva Edroza-Matute Awards in 2005.

He wrote the script for "Maria", a finalist for the RedHorse Muziklaban Indie Film Challenge in 2009.

He also wrote music reviews for the now defunct Fudge Magazine and will be writing for Playboy Magazine.

j.luna is an administrator of one of the most influential humor blogs today: http://tunaynalalake.blogspot.com

He has performed with Tupada at the NCCA's Philippine International Arts Festival 2010 at the Ayala Center last February 7th.

He participated, performed and was the Scribe/Journal Writer for Tupada's recently concluded Inter-Aksyon international performance art event.