A for your ex that I keep getting jealous about
Bee, you know she makes me insecure
Chubs, I told you, I say no lie in this mouth
Dangerous it is, knowing this jealousy has no cure
Even on days we get into an arguement
Fights are petty, we aren't a baby
Geez, you have no replacement
However, your late replies still pisses me
Inlove is what I am to you
Jesus, this poem is making me sweat like a fool
Kidding, I'm just running out of rhymes for you
Lately, I've been cramming. I'm letting my laziness rule
More memories are what I'm hoping for
No one besides you are who I wanna spend it to
Obviously, you're laughing, I seem to be a bore
Promise though, this poem is a sincere one too
Quaggy as I may seem
Ridiculous as I think of it
Stupid yet sweet how I'm stressing over these in the dim
Have you stopped reading or were you stuck in your seat?
Useless words, they just kept coming to me
Value all of these things, these are all true
Wait, it's not yet over, please don't flee
Xtra effort for my special bee
Yikes, I'm on to the last two lines for you
Zacc is aware I love you more you do
ABC's of this thing we call love
8:20 AMThere is still goodness in this world
2:46 PM
A face so innocent,
Undeserving to be harmed
Aint a single sass in her accent
No way she can be darned
Two cents in her pocket
And a candy in the next
Still she gives the cent
With a smile and no regret
She thanks the Lord for everything
Doesn’t ask for more
Everyone thinks she has nothing
Cause she lives outside a store
She sees and old lady, close to getting hit by a car
Pushes her far, her receiving a scar
“there wont be any more goodness when you die”
“But you can still bring goodness, only if you try”
Mute
2:45 PMMute
by Kiara Reyes
Silence filled the entire room
As people were hoping the war would end soon,
Not knowing it was only the beginning of a doom
Citizens contemplating the land would be given a boon
Silence filled the entire room
As the government imposed this so-called Martial Law
Instead of peace, there was only fume
And everyone else was still raw
Silence filled the entire room
As if their mouths have been stapled multiple times
Troupe of soldiers ready to shoot, room's now a gloom
All because Apo gave permission to commit crimes
Silence filled the entire room
All because no one was left
A small amount of hope, just as tiny as a mushroom
For the survivors were scared and immediately became mute and deaf
I am a Filipino
6:11 AM
I
am a Filipino and above me shines the brightest sun that gives warmth to every Filipino
citizens living under it. With its rays that strike up every historical
landmarks and people, the captivating hills of Bohol, the undeniably tall, green
pine trees of Baguio or even the welcoming smiles that can be witnessed on
everyone’s faces. It was the same sun that gave light to the national heroes
that fought for our nation, that morning in Bagumbayan with Dr. Jose Rizal,
that heroic act at Calumpit with Heneral Antonio Luna or with Gregorio del
Pilar at Tirad Pass.
But,
that was then.
And
the sun is slowly setting down.
I
am a Filipino and I am disappointed that there is not much hope for us all. The
sun has set down. And so has our country. It saddens me that we have let ourselves
down. Ophel Belo, the valedictorian for 2007 2007
at the recently concluded graduation ceremonies of the Filipino Workers'
Resource Center - Skills Training Program (FWRC-STP) in Kuala Lumpur, shared, “Since the time of Rizal until now more than
a century after, the cancer is still here -- a SOCIAL CANCER, AN ECONOMIC
MALADY.” The question for the late improvement and unrecognizably poor system
in the Philippines still remains.
What have we done to our country?
I am a Filipino and I am starting to regret that I am one.
From the polluted and smelly Pasig river to the vandalized walls and polluted
streets in Makati especially at night. We are living in a place where much of
the beauty of our native land has been destroyed by the heartless citizens who
are using this country for themselves. I have lost hope that the sun would rise
again. I have let myself down as well and I am very regretful that I still have
not done a thing to make the sun rise again, to make our country the way it
used to be.
I am a Filipino and I admit that I have lost hope for our
land. But little by little, I am starting to realize things. Our world is not
perfect, most especially the people living in it. The sun may have set down but
that does not mean it would not rise up again. The sun will continue to rise up
and enlighten us with its beauty and light. Our country may have faced a lot of
challenges caused by our greediness but we all get countless chances to change.
We get a chance to make new versions ourselves every day. Our chance is today.
I
am a Filipino and above me will shine the brightest sun that would give warmth
to every Filipino citizens living under it. The sun that would serve as guide
and light for everyone. The sun that would give inspiration. I am willing to do
everything to see its beauty once more.
By: Kiara Gael Reyes
