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Mountains of Memory

As I look outside the window,
It seems like my eyes were in a glow.
I see mountains of wilderness.
They fill my heart with happiness.

But as I look closer, more intensed
I ran out of sense.
A thought entered my mind
I remembered the pet that used to be mine.

I once used to picture us running around
not minding whether we would hit the ground.
He would lick my face in anticipation
Oh! I wish, I should have given him more attention.

why do I feel this way?
Isn't it my fault that he wouldn't stay?
If only I could bring back time,
Then he would once again be mine.

Erika Joyce A. Barredo
III- St. Ogilvie, ADZU-HS
Philippines

Darkness

I loathe every single detail
about my tedious existence
something inside me seems to burst out.
What would the world be wihout my presence?
A better world, no doubt.

Darkness is enfolding me
I've been waiting for the light to come
This is enough!I'm giving up!
I want to get out of this thick robe
wishing I could find my way home.

Can't you see?
I'm suffering from this life
I have now,
I wish i could go away, but how?
Free me from this darkness,
make me your only princess
If that's the only way for me
to escape from this sadness...


Cindy de Castro
III- St. Ogilvie, ADZU-HS
Philippines

Everything Seems Fresh

As I sit in the balcony,
I really become happy
My day seems to be simple and peaceful,
filling my empty life to be full.

Morning breeze and sweet meadows,
Things you can feel when you open your window
peaceful birds soar up high,
Playing free in the beautiful sky.

Problems will be released by breathing the
fresh air,
Just do it simple through inhale and exhale.
Feeling fre, removing all worries,
Just like a song with nice melodies.

Trees are slowly swaying, winds are blowing
Look at the lagoon's water, it keeps on flowing.
Why won't you relate in these, full of peace.
Where being comfortable can be felt in all
parts of people's bodies.

Dave Aguillera
ADZU HS - Philippines
Students Verse

PAIN


Sometimes I feel I'm all alone,
Wondering what I have done wrong;
Is this what I am meant to be,
Alone in pain, sad and lonely?


Will I ever know happiness?
Seeking for it seems pointless;
Do I even have to know why,
I feel like I just want to die;


Why do things have to be this way,
And make me cry day by day?
All I want was just your love,
But I think that your heart's been robbed;


Now you can no longer feel,
That my love for you is real;
And you never showed me that you cared,
Now I feel pain I can not bare



-Jan Meryl T. Luna-
I Will Do What I Want

Today is the final test
Yoday you should do your best
Tomorrow will be your last day
For you to pay

I have won
I will bring you to the Sun
You will die
And you will be fried.

You did not do your best,
To solve this very hard quest.
You have failed on the test,
I will now get your happiness
Turn it to sadness.

Did you ever learned?
Do you want your soul to be burned?
Your soul will not be cleanse,
Eventhough it is a god or goddess,
It cannot stop me,
I'm the God of Death.


-------jaylan paul diansuy----------

"Poem for your Death Anniversary"

You should pray for me...
You should worship me...
You should do everything for me...
because you act crazy...

Yell me when...
i will bring you on my den..
for you to be my frIend...
for our friendship to be deepen...

crawl now...
for you to feel sorrow...
you wIll be scared on the crow...
for you not to see your tomorrow..

I know that you don't know me...
you think I'm crazy...
you should beware of me...
I'll get your soul inside your body..


---jaylan paul diansuy---
                           Strange Brew

Blood and sweat of the old and young
Stir them up together and it�ll smell like dung
A little bit of salt and a little bit of pepper
A little bit of each would make it smell even better


Fill the cauldron up with a few fragrant petals
Gnash a little stash of a rusty metal
Eye of an eagle and a heart of gold
Look till the cauldron sizzles as it coughs out mold


Marching little ants and green praying mantises
Swim little insects, till you lose your appendices
Laugh out loud as the ingredients dance
This bittersweet smell brings me to a trance


Who would know the effects of this strange brew?
Would you still drink it up if ever you knew?
A toast I offer who is willing to drink
Just one big gulp and you won�t even blink!

-Giselle Celine A. Cerrillo-

Limerick I

I was walking down the house of Francis,
when I saw a dog drop some feces.
With that terrible smell
that I just couldn't dwell
I ran home to do my thesis.

--Giselle Celine A. Cerrillo--

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Limerick II v.1

I was inside the supermart
when I had the urge to fart.
The people flashed me a stare
So I replied with a glare
and explained it's my work of art.

--Giselle Celine A. Cerrillo--
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Limerick II v.2

I was inside the supermart
when I had the urge to fart.
With so much people within,
I just flashed a big, wide grin
and explained it's my work of art.

-Giselle Celine A. Cerrillo--
You'll Never Know
Author: Darren Dale R. Acedo

You are the one
everyone wants to meet

I am the one
they say "I'm glad that's not me"

When I go to sleep
I dream about you

When you go to sleep
Do you dream about me too?

When I'm not asleep
I think about you

When you're not asleep
do you think about me too?

Your life is filled with good times
and cool friends

My life stands still
just watching how your life goes

God please! Let me be in her life
even just for a week

My life's all yours
and your a tease for those like me

I see you sob and you weep
and you cry constantly

I'd cheer you up
And I'd sweep you off your feet

All your friends
they like me
And love that I love you

You may not know me
But I know you

It's a real love and care thing
I love to care about you

But I get so frustrated!
Please tell me just what can I do?

But alas my daydream comes to pass

You'll never be mine
So sad and true

You'll never love me
So sad and true

I'll always love you
although I may never say I do

THE SAD CHRISTINE
BY: KEITH WS. SE�EREZ


CHILDISH SPRING WITH BLUE HAZE
HOPING TO HAVE A NEW BLAZE
REACHING OUT THE SURFACE CRAZE
INSTEAD OF HER INNER MAZE

SNOWING VIRGIN STORM AWAKES
TELLING HER BOSSOM TO BE QUAKE
INNER BEAUTY REPLIES THE SAME
NADIR SADNESS MUST BE REMAIN

EVEN THOUGH THE SPIRITS BROKE
FLAMING BLOSSOM MUST BE COPE
EITHER OF THE TWO ARE STILL ROGUE
RUST WITH METAL MUST BE HOPE

NIGHTS ARE FALLING THROUGH HER MORN
ANY MOMENT SHE'LL BE BORN
NEVER MUST BE REMAIN UNKNOWN
DISBAND OF THIS STORM SHE KNOW.


Keith WS. Se�erez
IV- Thomas Garnet
Ateneo de Zamboanga University

Never meant to be

I've loved you just a while.
I never thought it will reach this far.
I've known from the start,
you can't be mine.

They say that you and I are not meant to be.
We both live in two different worlds.
But whenever I'm sad, and then I see you coming,
my tears just run dry and I'll now be smiling.

I've shown all my love for you.
You took the risk and love me too.
But love didn't work out that time.
It seems that we can't get ourselves to rhyme.

Even though love is present in both of us,
we still lack faith and trust.
That's why no matter how much I love you,
YOU and I can never be true.


~Alyanna Mae A. Barre (ADZU-HS)~
~IV-Brebeuf~

"VOCARE"
by: RC May A. Elvas

Pernicious things,
were slowly getting on my mind.
Rage--violence
darkness reigns before me
I can feel it's Power!
Absolutely Refreshing.
cool and oozing
evil starts it's plan

Gently it warmth my body,
giving me strength to rule such great power
cannot be controlled by anyone at all
I'm the most baleful man of all!

Slowly I get weaker and weaker,
I can feel the cold out of nowhere
trying to fight and eliminate the devil on my mind
still cannot escape from the glaring fires of hell

Love is so compelling; it's powerful
it tricked me--made me a fool!
destroyed it's color,
of my stunning world before

How can I let go?
of a person who taught me what love is
my bliss, my world,
Now gone--now disappeared

One day, I found light once more
a new way to heavens above
"walking in the aisle of Love"
feeling safe against all odds.

A vow of happiness
a commitment till Eternity
A life with God,
Is the true essence of Love.



--RC May A. Elvas--
IV - St. Alphonsus Rodriguez
Ateneo de Zamboanga University
High School

PEACE: A DAWNING REALITY?

PEACE...

I hate the word
for it ensnares my being
crawling up to my throat
smothers me with the stench of rotting flesh
plummeting into the ignorance of the people
of my parents, of my brothers...

PEACE?

It is just a twilight of one's raw fear of defeat
grasping for a life that could never be his
as lifeless as a rock, yet as fast as a torrent
casting a tempest of desperation
deceiving as a sin.

Kelvin J. Culajara
Philippines

Light in the Shattered


Despair, repellant of hope
Sorrow, temptress for defeat
They say that the sky's the limit
The truth is that's just too unrealistic
Trapped inside your weakness
An outcry to break out of that shell
Not knowing when or how
The thought of it keeps stamping impetuously
Giving up is presumably the easiest option
Just to end the agony of wanting more
But does hoping make one a fool?
Looking forward through uncertainty
Expecting the best when things seem bleak?
Ah yes, the risk of disappointment may be more
At least this sense of optimism
Makes one try to live life once more


-Roshni Parmanand-

AS I FIND MYSELF, I REMEMBER THEM

It's raining.
And memories comes running.
Then i ask, as time pass me by
"who am i?"
A girl with a big smile?
A person who have problems?
One that wants to belong?
And i stopped.
I closed my eyes.
Feel whats around me.
I remember them,
those who give me inspiration
the one that even in the craziest time,
boring, troublesome days, and lamest memories.
Do they complete me?
Can i find myself through them?
I call them friends.
And As i find myself
As i ask who am i,
I remember them.

--IRIS--

God, Friend, Love.

Make me your inspiration.
Take me in any direction.
Tell me your every secret.
Trust me in every way.
Accept me in who i am.
Believe in me.
Love me.
Keep me safe.
Allow me to know you.
Understand my every action.
Accept my deepest apology.
Remember me.
Know me better.
I lay myself to you.
And now,
In return, I will do this to you too.

---anonymous---
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