Month: February 2014

Sanayan Lang

Poetry by | February 2, 2014

Sabi ni pareng bert sanayan lang ang pagpatay

Sabi ko naman sanayan lang din ang pag nakaw
Sanayan lang din ang magdadala ng pagkain mula sa handaan
Sanayan lang ang kapalan ng mukha
Sanayan lang din ang uutang at umilag

Sanayan lang din ang kukupit
Sanayan lang din ang gumising ng umaga
Sanayan lang din ang ma late
Sanayan lang din ang hindi magbalik ng barya

Sanayan na din ang fixing
Sanayn lang din ang cheating
Sanayan land din ang waiting
Sanayan lang din ang maging corrupt

Nong malaiit pa ako

Nasanay na din akong pumuslit ng kendi sa tindahan ni aling mimi
Nasanay na din akong kumupit ng barya sa sapatos ni tatay
Nasanay na din akong kumain ng bagoong, noodles at mag-kape
At nasanay na din ang magkaroon ng diabetes at U.T.I.

Sanayan lan din ang managalog, mag-bisaya o mag-englis

Sanay na tayo sa telenobela
Sanay na tayo sa hiwalayan, barilan at romansa
Sanay na tayo sa fast food

Sanayan lang din ang mag-kunwari
”Dahil sa hiya at garbo,Sabi ko vegegtarian ako”
Pinanindigan ko
Nang sumali ako sa retreat…. nagulat ako binigay sa akin carrots, sayote,…walang mayonnaise
Napasubo ako

Sanayan lang din ang magyabang
Sanayan lang din ang gutom at kahirapan
Sanayan lang din ba ang mag-iwan ng pagkain sa hapag na hindi nauubos?
Sanayan na lang ba ang maging mahirap o mayaman?
Sanayan na lang din ang pag-papanday ng kanya-kanyang kasaysayan

Di ka nasanay mahirap sa talaga sa pinas
Sanayan na din ang palingon- lingon,patingin-tingin tingin, pasulyap sulyap
Ikaw !
Anong nakasanayan mo?

—
Si Noy Narciso ay nagtuturo sa Ateneo de Davao.

You Are Not What They Think You Are

Poetry by | February 2, 2014

You are not the
size of the shirt you wear
nor the waistline that you have

You are not the
pimples on your face
nor the wrinkles under your tired eyes

You are not the
tangled hair of your head
nor the crooked front teeth when you smile

You are not the
hurtful words they say
nor the hateful things they think you are

You are the crocus that blooms
beautifully during spring

You are the stars
that shine so bright
when the night sky is clear

You are the sun
that gives life
to everything beneath it

You are the entire
universe to someone
you probably don’t even know it

yet.

—
Sums is currently a 3rd year student at Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan

The Boy in the Corner, Part 2

Fiction by | February 2, 2014

Continued from part 1

A week passed. During those days, Tim continued to watch Grim. He noted unusual behavior from Grim. Sometimes, Grim wore a smile, at other times a frown – without any cause. But Tim discovered something more disturbing: Grim talked to himself. Because of how he observed Grim, the other students treated Tim the same way as his subject of interest. Tim didn’t care. He needed, he wanted, to know Grim.

Lunch came. Tim got ready to observe Grim from a distance.

“Notebook, check. Pen, check. Oh, no, he went ahead!”

Tim rushed outside the classroom to check if Grim was still in the hallway. He saw Grim heading downstairs. After letting out a sigh of relief, he followed Grim. Tim went down the stairs and passed by the admissions counter. Suddenly, someone tapped him from the back. He turned around and to his surprise, it was Grim.

“Tim, right?” Grim asked. He looked serious.

Tim didn’t know what to say. He was shocked. No, he was afraid. He was afraid that Grim would do something bad to him. Tim stayed silent. Grim lost his patience and dragged Tim to the restroom. Continue reading The Boy in the Corner, Part 2