Sunday, August 25, 2013

Silent Killers

We live in a busy world.

Yes, and we are used to it like no other beings in this world.

In fact, we are never aware how our earth rotating in its axis has changed, and we are being killed silently by elements both seen and unseen. They may be seen, but they are ignored. Sad part is that what once ignored has become a part of the system we lived up to this day, and it is very alarming.

It is not bad to remind ourselves sometimes that we inhale clouds of pollutants, chemicals, and dusts every time we go outside, when we are on our way to school, to the city, to the very place we study, work, and play. Oftentimes, we step out of our place, enjoy ourselves in fancy fast-food restaurants, eat whatever we want, and then say, "We deserve this." Well, we deserve a good life, but are we responsible enough to at least have some knowledge about the things we are eating? Nowadays, what we more care about is how these food taste, and we tend to ignore how they were made and what they are made of.

So, it would not be impossible when time will come that people perish at the age of 40.

We are acting like they are nothing. The world has dragged us all along here. The world has blinded us to a lot of things which made us busy like machines. I wonder if we even care. I don't know, because unusual things have been normal to us.

We are being killed silently, and we can be victims of these seemingly invisible crimes, as well as suspects to our own ending. These killers have been busy with their works, and here we are, busy with our own worlds, too.

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Please don't tell me that I'm worrying so much and that I'm not enjoying life. This is just a friendly reminder, guys. Enjoy yourselves.

Saturday, August 17, 2013

Dugo

Pag-ibig ang nagpapatakbo
Nitong dugong nananalaytay
Ngunit itong pag-ibig ay pilit hinihigop
Ng mundong puno ng karahasan,
Ng taong puno ng kataksilan at
Ng makinaryang puno ng kasakiman-
Unti-unting natutuyot at
Unti-unting nauubos.
Ngunit, habang nandiyan pa sila:
Pamilya at kaibigan,
Nakakausap at nakikinig,
Inspirasyon at tagahanga,
Itong dugong nananalaytay
Ay patuloy na dadaloy at dadalisay
At ang puso’y titibok at aawit
Ng pag-ibig na dudurog
Sa sakit, poot at hinanakit
Sa gutom, pagkauhaw at pagkapagal.
Pag-ibig ang siyang dugo
Ng pusong puno ng pag-ibig.

Thursday, August 15, 2013

Paglalayag

Paglalayag ng Bansang Pilipinas

Libong taon na ang nagdaan nang ang bangkang ating sinasakyan 
ay nagsimulang maglayag. 
Libo-libong alon na ang humaspas ngunit nandito pa rin tayo,
malayang naglalayag. 
Ilang kapitan na rin ang namuno upang sa gayon ay magkaroon pa tayo 
ng mas matibay pang pagkakaisa at pagkakabuklod-buklod. 
Ngunit bakit kaya mayroon pa rin sila
na pilit kinakamkam
ang pagkaing sapat lang para sa ating lahat. 
Bakit sa kabila ng mga turong ating ikinintal at isinapuso sa ating pagkatao
para lang di na mawala pa ay ngayo’y pilit binubura para sa sariling kapakanan,
pilit niyuyurakan ang pagkatao nang sa gayon ay umangat sa mga kasama?
Hindi ba nasa iisang bangka tayo?
At ang balanse ay mahalaga upang tayo ay umusad
at muling sikatan ng araw?
Ano ba ang dapat nating gawin upang gumaan naman ang pasanin
nitong bangkang ating sinasakyan?