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LITERARY
PAHIYOM: Pagngiti kasabay nang paghilom
By Jolly Jelly
Ang paghakbang ko palayo sa maraming tao, Siyang pagngangahulugan ko sa salitang pagkabigo Lakas loob na aangkinin ang sariling mundo Ngunit hindi ko sigurado kung hanggang dito na lang ba ako
Isang simpleng buhay na nag-iisa sa ordinaryong bahay Nakagisnan na malayo sa piling ang nanay Kinamulatan na hindi pamilyar sa sariling tatay Pero ako ay may malaking pangarap, at iyon ay balang araw ay magtagumpay
Mag-isa na nakikipagsapalaran sa bawat araw na lumilipas Tila unti-unting nauupos bitbit ang katagang “kaya paba bukas?” Tanging baon ko na pag-asa ay malapit nang tumakas Maraming katanungan kung mararating ko pa kaya ang wakas?
Patuloy na susunod sa agos ng buhay Iba’t ibang klase ng tao ang kasabay Pero bigla akong nagulat nang sa aki’y may umakbay Dinala lang bitbit ko at hinawakan ang aking mga kamay
Sa punto na sabay tayong humakbang Nawala ang pangamba dahil nandyan ka na nakaabang Tila’y mata ko ay nabalot ng kakaibang kinang Bigla kong nasambit “ngunit hanggang kailan?”
Puso ko’y nag-aalala, mabubuhay pa kayang may kasama? Nabalot ako ng dilim at mag-iisa Salamat sa’yo, na sa akin ay sumama saan man pumunta Palagiang pagngiti dahil sa pag-ibig mon g ipinapadama Listening The clock ticks at 12am The sound of the keyboard is still clear, trying to get busy Everyone is silently and peacefully breathing Yet the loudest sound is her heartbeat
Whispering Her mind whispers to shut down The bed whispered for her to lie down Yet she knows, the whisper of the ghost in the moonlight Is keeping her awake
Mystery She’s afraid to close her eyes She doesn’t want to embrace her bed Sleeping is not a comfort anymore Staying awake will keep her safe
Touch Time stops at 3am “Is he deeply asleep?” “Will I be able to sleep peacefully now?” She’s tired, yet afraid to feel the touch of those rude hands
Anxiousness The moment she sleeps; her body will not be hers It will be explored silently by those rude hands The moment she closes her eyes; she’s afraid to open it again Afraid to confirm the face owning the hands she disgusts
Pray To the God and souls of each fool night “I don’t want to be wounded” “I don’t want to be bruised” “I don’t want him to be my bruise”
Overdose
by Pasistang Ipis
Swallow all the pain, Swallow all the hatred, Swallow all the anger, Swallow all the frustrations, Swallow all your emotions.
Push it in you. Deep in your soul. Push it in your darkest part of
mind. Where memories are gone, Emotions are numb, And the heart stops still. Where light becomes dim, And hope becomes lost. Let it out. Bubbles of your agony, Bubbles of shouts deep hidden, Bubbles of your unsaid feelings, Bubbles of your gasps, Bubbles of the cries of unheard helps, Bubbles of your exasperations and desperations. Waiting to pop, Waiting to explode.
Now you are free, From all your troubles, From all your horrors, From what scares you,
From what hurts you, From all that is left unsaid,
From your body.
As your soul escape,
In your overdose death.
HALINGHING NI MAWI
(inspired by marawi victims ) By Louraine
Hindi ko alam kung saan ko ito sisimulan, Dahil takot akong ibahagi ang aking nalalaman. Ngunit ayoko nang pumikit muli sa aking pagkamulat.
Sa pagitan ng dalawang panig, doon ako matatagpuan. Hindi ko alam kung paano ko ito sisimulan. Dahil tulad ng giyerang nasa labanan, Magulo rin ang aking isipan.
Dugo sa aking katawan ay tuluyan nang lumisan. Maputlang labi ko ay ‘yong masusulyapan. Gusto ko lamang ibahagi kung bakit ganito ang aking kinahantungan.
Manatili ka sa tabi at ako’y pakinggan. Manatili ka, tulad ng isang sanggol na nasa kanlungan Manatili ka, sapagkat sila’y nasa lansangan.
Tiniis at takot ko na narinig ang kaguluhan Ngunit ayokong lisanin ang aking kinaroroonan Sapagkat ayokong mawala sa lipunan, Nang ‘di man lamang lumalaban.
Alam ko. Alam ng lahat Hindi sila titigil hanggat ‘di tayo nauubos.
LITERARY
DemoDemokrasya
ni Seasoned Tokwa
Ibiniba ang hatol, Ng mga opisyal na ul*l. Nagmamadali, sa tulay na putol, Umaasang pag-unlad ay sisibol.
Kabataang pag-asa ng bayan, Gising at diwa’y nandiyan. Kumakalampag at lumalaban, Para sa tunay na ikauunlad ng kanilang Inang Bayan.
Kalayaang magpahayag ay binubura, At ang mga walang alam ay minumura. Kung sino man sa kanya ang bumara, Ay ituturing na isang basura.
Ang mga tao ay namulat, Ngunit hustisya’y ‘di na naiulat. Patuloy pa rin ang pagkalat, Ng mga balitang ‘di sasapat.
Kamay na bakal ang dala, Pinaasa ang mga tao sa maling akala. Niloko’t tinakot ang madla, At nagsimulang umagos ang likidong pula.
“Dilawan ka siguro..”, linyahan ng mga t*nga, At kapwa nila sa kanila’y humahanga. Nakanganga at tuloy lang sa paghinga, Naghihintay ng mansanas sa puno ng mangga.
Kailan ba ito matatapos, Kapag ba ang sigarilyo’y naupos, Kapag ba ang kasiyahan ay lumubos O ‘pag ang karapatan ang siyang naubos?
Aurora Borealis
By Agawiham
Staring at the night sky, stars are visible, twinkling so bright and suddenly, an epiphany hits your mind. The universe is infinite it makes us small but, we have the brightest light.
Closing your eyes as you feel the breeze touches your skin, bothered by something you’ve realized before, memories are flashing vividly as you try to picture each thoughts of “what could’ve been” and “what if”.
But in that very moment, you decided to love yourself, and an Aurora Borealis is seen— a phenomenon that is truly magnificent.
Not needing a telescope, the colors you exclude is more than black and white you are your own northern lights, displaying an ethereal sight.
Hanap-buhay
ni Seasoned Tokwa
Quota #23: I am a Prisoner JailGuarded by a Job
By Makatang Bulakenyo
The year was 2019 when I have decided to go behind bars…
My goal in life was to be free: One (1) month after the march on way to the 64th commencement exercises, my body was composed of pounds per square inch, my brain would like to press the button of self-destruct on my heart, there are a lot of whispers from the outer left to the inner right of the street, I was torn in between the roads like a stray cat waiting for a shelter or a near-missed death, I have nine (9) lives anyway…
As I continued walking on the straight white broken lines at the middle of the roadway, I accidentally bumped into a police mobile. Instead of asking the nearby people on who my owner was, or direct me rather into the nearest animal shelter welfare, they grabbed me on my nape to felt the comfort and so I did rely to what will happen next…
I woke up lying on a hard bed, there are a lot of clamors coming from different angles of a four equal sided room. This small space was receiving a microscopic amount of light; it was also surrounded by cold rusty railings. I sat for a while then asked the mortals within reach…
I asked if the accommodation was free, if we’re going to pay for the food or the utilities; he then answered “No!”. I burst into tears, this is what I want! This was my target in the first place; my goal was to be free.
Instead of filing for a not guilty plea, I surrendered to them and admitted all the accusations against me; I signed the contract. I am the protagonist of my own story but decided to be the antagonist among all. As the day goes by, we were tasked to do such chores we’re not used to; and so then I’ve realized that we are paying the free accommodations with our own sweat and blood.
No one forced me to be here, it was my willingness that blinded my eyes to see the reality of life.
I just wanted to be free at first, I went down the mountain to search for the future in the city. I have a curly hair, my complexion was black, and my nose was flat. I am just a simple civilian trying hard to pave a way changing my community at least competitive with other ethnic groups.
I was drugged and mandated to just follow all their instructions, there are a lot of mislead ideas on what really happened that day. It was true that I was walking on the road when some by-standers tried to inject me a liquid solution and put something in my pocket and in my bag.
I passed out for a while and tried to crawl, that was the time when I bumped into a police mobile. They immediately summoned me to the authority without further investigations. Little did I know that it was their job, their way of living in free was to imprisoned innocent people. They have this so called “quota”, to reach the top, to garner fame, and to have a name.
I am one of the countless individuals dying inside the jail due to inhumane job of many.
Araw-araw pagod sa trabaho Masayang buhay na unti-unting naglalaho Sinabayan pa ng trapik sa kanto At ng mga motoristang ‘di na natuto
Mga taong naniniwala sa Diyos Ngunit bibig at kamay naman ay bastos Pasensya’t pera ko’y kapos Pambili sa mga luho mong lubos-lubos
Tunay nga ba ang paglaya Kung pilit inaasam ang demokrasya Mula sa kaisipang puro pantasya At sa sweldong pilit pinagkakasya?
20 LegendaryIE Falcons ng Bulacan State University wagi sa Mobile Legends PIIE National E-SPORTS Tournament.
By Julie Ann Villanueva and Kriz Louraine Samillano
Dinomina ng LegendaryIE Falcons ang pwesto sa pag ka kampyonado sa Mobile Legends tournament sa PIIE National Student Chapter E-SPORTS 2020 nitong nakaraang Pebrero 14 via live stream, bitbit ang temang “Establishing Bond of Camaraderie Against the Odds of the New Normal”.
Kakaibang team work ang ipinamalas ng grupo ng freshmen students na sina Zairon Callote, Vince Joshua De Jesus, Prince Noah De Leon, Prince Cyron Pablo, John Jeffrey Pangan, Micheal James Pavia at Emmanuell Tablang sa pag laban sa team ng IExcellent ng La Consolacion University of the Philippines para sa huling match ng kompetisyon. Kasabay nito ang naging mainit na tagisan ng nasabing labanan ng dalawang team. “Sa totoo lang, medyo busy kami ng team ko nung time na yon kasi madaming school works. Pero pag may time nagpapractice kami para mas maging efficient yung rotation na gagawin namin sa tournament. Pinalawak din namin yung hero pool namin para pag na ban yung heroes na kalimitan namin ginagamit ay hindi kami mangangapa,” ani ni Tablang ng LegendarIE Falcons. “Ginamit namin yung heroes na komportable kami gamitin at alam namin na kaya naming iexecute ng maayos. Nag focus din kami sa banning para maiban yung heroes na magpapahirap sa rotation namin. Tyaka ang pinakamahalaga sa lahat magtiwala ka sa teamates mo, pag napatay, bawi kaagad wag panghinaan ng loob,” dagdag na salita ni Tablang. Naging malaking pag subok ang kakaibang techniques at pag sasanay ng Falcons para sa kabilang kuponan ngunit tunay rin namang maganda ang ibinigay na laban ng team IExcellente. Bago pa man sumabak sa National level ang Team LegendarIE Falcons, naiuwi nila ang tiketat kampeonato sa idinaos na PIIE Northern and Central Luzon Student Chapter noong Disyembre. Sila rin ay kampeon sa isinagawang ISIE Mobile LIEague ng ISIE BUlSu. “nung una kaya lang namin binuo yung team namin ay para may representative yung section namin sa tournament ng ISIE. Ang goal lang namin nung time na yon e mag enjoy at irepresent yung section namin. Di ko ineexpect na mananalo kami kasi limited lang yung hero pool namin,” pahayag ni Tablang. Sa ngayon bitbit ng LegendaryIE Falcons ang pride ng kanilang departamento sa kanilang Unibersidad na Bulacan State University para sa taunang E-Sports tournament ng PIIE NSC.
By Raymon Morante
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