Poetry by Karrel Collantes | July 26, 2015
Through life’s ferocious waters,
Against the acrid tides of existence,
We sailed
We endured
We conquered
Versus the mermaids’ lugubrious whimper
And now that we’ve finally kissed the shore,
I cannot help but wonder:
Would the voyage have been smoother,
if you and I
were on the same boat?
—
Karrel is a BS Biology student from Ateneo de Davao University.
Poetry by Monique Carillo | July 26, 2015
Hindi ko inasahan, hindi pinaghandaan
Mga sumunod na oras na nagdaan
Tila ba wala akong makita sa’king harapan
Maliban sa karera ng rumaragasang ulan
Sa konting panahon na naiwan,
hanggang sa araw ng iyong paglisan
Sana ay lagi mong pakatatandaan,
walang rason para ika’y makalimutan
Kahit pa labag man ito sa aking kalooban
Pagtutugma ng mga salita’y aking sinubukan
Sapagkat alam kong ito lamang ang paraan
Upang mas lalo mong maiintindihan
Hindi na kailangan pang mangatwiran
Na sa iyong pag-alis ay kalungkutan
Kung nagkataon na tayo’y pinagbigyan
Pangako kong ika’y aking iingatan
At kung nagkataon na iyong mamalayan
Ang paglipas ng mga taon ay mabilisan
Kung nasa hinaharap ang ating kapalaran
Kung nagkataon, pwede na ba nating ipaglaban?
—
Monique is a student at UP Mindanao.
Poetry by Hannah Joy Luyao | June 7, 2015
Poetry by Loraine Jo | May 24, 2015
Old golden days of a little mermaid
With a bright red tail and pale skin
Swimming the shallow waters of blue
And endless building of gray sand castles
Quite a distance from the shore
Guards the red-tailed mermaid
Is a tranquil man in his sixties
Clothed in his faded orange shirt
Finally the sun tired of shining
Kisses goodbye the vast turquoise sea
The little mermaid leaves her tail
And seeks solace in the senescent eyes
Now where the little mermaid swam
Are fish cages floating side by side
And where the aged man stood guard
Is an empty longing space
—
Loraine Jo is a Secondary Education student from Balingasag, Misamis Oriental.
Poetry by Joyce Duhaylungsod | May 24, 2015
ang
imong
o
tin
sama
sa imong
mga saad
mga pulong
baruganan
prinsipyo
pagkadiyosnon
pagkarelihiyoso
pagkamatarong
pagkatawo
sama ning
balak
hiwi
—
Joyce Duhaylungsod nakahuman sa korsong Edukasyon ug us aka magtutudlo sa usa ka unibersidad sa Dabaw.
Poetry by Gari Jamero | May 17, 2015
Sneak away from the daily buzz
Lighter in hand and light footsteps, too
Treading up the staircase
To where I feel desolate
Cigarette now lit; inhale
The smoke coaxing, to surface
Lost to the air, and with it
Forgotten yearnings of past
Only the filter remains
Baggage I should dispose of
To avoid outing myself
My needy nature; to be loved
Washing off the nicotine
Masked with soap suds and toothpaste
Rid my teeth of plaque from smoke
Ready to flash my dummy smile
When I break off, thinking I’m safe
I prop a stick in my mouth
Waiting, for someone to light the spark
Or a mouth to keep my own shut
Until then, it’s the attic for me
My own penthouse of solace
—
Gari Jamero is a BS Biology Student from Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan and a member of The Xavier Film Society.
Poetry by Cyrell J. Alingasa | May 17, 2015
Nipatigbabaw ang imong nawung sa akong huna-huna samtang gatan-aw sa wisik sa abohon nga balod. Gadala og kabalaka nga malumos sa imong handuraw kining pagbati kong talagsaun.
Apan ang panganud gitiklop ang gabii sa akong daan nga kahadlok ug nisidlak ang kamaayo sa init sa akong nawung. Gihiwa sa bidlisiw ang ngitngit nga balod, aron mahimong sama sa langit nga bulawanun.
Ninggitiw na sab ang imung pagtambong sa akong kiliran, dungan sa paggakos sa bugnaw nga tayhop sa hangin. Gapamati ko sa tapyok sa balud ug sa akong kasing-kasing, samtang galaum nga dili mo tuya-tuyaan ang talagsaun kong pagbati.
—
Cyrell is a psychosocial worker in a local NGO that helps young adolescent children in vulnerable situations. She is a graduate student of Masters in Applied Social Research in Ateneo de Davao University. Aside from writing fiction and poetry, she paints and sketches.
Poetry by Nonoy Narciso | May 10, 2015
koro:
eto na ang pagbabago
shift happens
huwag mag-pahuli
baka maiwan ka sa byahe
sanayin na ang sarili
huwag mag-sarili
there’s no planet b
human transportation
kay bilis na ngayon
tele-portation,traffic signalization,
nag-transform
e broadband, e-email, etx, elevator, eroplane, e mrt, e lrt, taxi, e usb, e flash drive
ecd e dvd hanggang ma corrupt ang memory
Human transformation
Ka bilis na ngayon
Isang saglit, isang sachet
Kani-kanina lang
Nag- transform
Ecellophane, e wax, e pa relax, epa dye, e hot oil, e rebond, e highlight, e pakulot, epa upaw, dugagan, pakuratan
Hanggang, mamamatay
Human trans-figuration
Kay bilis na ngayon
Saglit lang, maghapon
Kanin-kanila lang
Nag-transform
hair removal, lumina therapy, Thermasculpt,botox, waxing, power peel, whitening, anti-ageing, e facial, facelift, threading, tattoo, branding,
hanggang ,manlupaypay
human fast food station
kay bilis na ngayon
nag-transform
Gud morning sir, gudmorning mam
dine-in sir, take-out po
Side dish po, add on po
Beta-carotene, msg pakapin
junk food na may anti-oxidant, inom synthetic, hanggang magkaroon ng
Degenerative disease
koro:
eto na ang pagbabago
shift happens
huwag mag-pahuli
baka maiwan ka sa byahe
sanayin na ang sarili
huwag mag-sarili
there’s no planet b
—
Noy is an art practitioner, art educator, and art student, teaching Hum 1 at Ateneo de Davao University.