I was never really a fan of love
I hate the dramas and lies they hide
Words they try to manipulate on their hand
tongue that's sharper when mad
But he made me the cheerer of love
When he put his hand around my waist
I feel secure, safe, and sound
He became my lifeguard
His soothing voice was my lullaby at night
As the voices in my head still knocks
He always makes sure to hold my hand
So no one would enter while I'm in his arms
His words became my favorite professor of mine
Teaches me the things I don't know about
Gently patting my head when I get it right
And never miss a chance to be there when I'm at the top
The father who would scold me in the nicest voice he has
And a brother who protects me as the best that he can
He's my three-in-one, not a coffee that wakes people up
But something I needed when I was down
Those eyes of him is my favorite view I wanna see
Especially when it twinkles like a little star in the sea
Reflecting on my soul and eternity
I'm always hypnotized by the way he looks at me
No one would thought I'd be in the court
Being a cheerer of love after all
Screaming out of my lungs
Until no voice could hear a sound
Written by nyxrie
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Art and Layout by Joyce Camille P. Niño
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Hakbang ng mga Magigiting
Ni Ariadnne Escio
Mithiing maalala ng bawat Pilipino,
Nakaukit sa ating mga libro, isang simbolo;
Maging inspirasyon sa kasalukuyang panahon,
At hindi lang padaanin ang buong maghapon.
May mga taong nagmartsa patungo sa kanilang hangganan.
Dugo at pawis, nakakalat sa kanilang linalakaran.
Nagtiis, makamit lamang ang inaasam na kalayaan.
Ika-9 ng Abril, matatandaan ang sakripisyo nila sa bayan.
Sa pagbaliktanaw, maririnig ang kanilang mga hinaing,
Gutom at pagod, mas mabuti bang hindi na lang magising?
Sumuko sa mga mananakop, nakalaan sa pagkabilanggo,
Halos walang buhay, hindi na makatao ang pakikitungo.
Pero para sa ating minamahal na bansa
Mga pagsubok, patuloy na nilalabanan—
Hawak ang mga rason, pangako man o pag-asa
Sa paglubog ng araw, naniniwalang ito ay hangganan.
Huwag pagsamantalahan ang nararanasang kapayapaan,
Katumbas ito ng kanilang dinanas at paghihirap,
Makamit lamang ang ating kasalukuyan,
Inalay ang sarili kahit hindi sigurado sa hinaharap.
Magbigay lamang kahit saglit na katahimikan,
Respeto para sa mga naglakad sa Bataan,
Mga mamayanan natin at mga Amerikanong sundalo,
Magbigay dasal, pugay, at saludo.
Sa ating mga bayaning patuloy na pinasasalamatan,
Ipinagdiriwang natin ang Araw ng Kagitingan.
Binibigyang parangal ang kanilang mga nagawa,
Maging aral sana at lalong sisirin ang historya.
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Illustrated & Animated by Jhon Carl Dela Cruz
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Dead Man
By | Nehemiah Peligro
Suppose, I say foolish.
Remember, no other word will do.
Let me do the honor of loving you.
Is there anyone else who ever tells you that you’re beautiful?
I prayed the stars would align and give me a sign.
Oh, wary of the capacity for love.
There’s a stranger in the mirror.
Ready to open his heart once more and do the labor without complaint.
There, the stranger trudges away, like nothing ever happened.
Without knowing about the emptiness of his nature of knowing you fully,
“How foolish of me! "said the stranger.
Suppose I say how foolish you are.
You seem to be a dead man,
But you feel alive when you hear her name.
So tell me, do you want it to consume you or bury you alive?
What you're looking for is laborious.
Here in the eye of a typhoon, it’s a sign for you.
Let it all go.
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Illustrated & Animated by Jhon Carl Dela Cruz
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