Tagu-taguan,
Maliwanag ang buwan
Munti kong tula,
Inyong pakinggan

Ito'y patungkol
Sa kabataan
Na inaakalang
Pag-asa ng bayan

Wala sa likod,
Wala sa harap
Ano ang kabataan
Sa hinaharap?

Handa na ba kayong
Malaman ang totoo?
Pagbilang ng sampu,
Malalaman na ninyo

Isa, dalawa, tatlo
"Tara, pre! Dota tayo!"
Isa, dalawa, tatlo
"Kyah, pa-like ng DP ko"

Isa, dalawa, tatlo
"Naka-hithit na ako"
Isa, dalawa, tatlo
"Tara, shot na tayo"

Mga kabataang nakikiuso
Mga kabataang lulong sa bisyo
Kabataang imbis na ang dala'y libro
Ang palaging hawak ay sigarilyo

Apat, lima, anim
Wala nang ibang alam gawin
Apat, lima, anim
Kung hindi gadgets ay pindutin

Apat, lima, anim
"Babe, walang tao sa'min"
Apat, lima, anim
"Babe, pwede na nating gawin"

Mga kabataang napapariwara
Mga kabataang sa tukso'y nadadala
Kabataang tinuturing na Maria Clara
Na ngayo'y mas kilala na sa Maria Ozawa

Pito, walo, siyam
Nasirang kinabukasan
Pito, walo, siyam
"Aking pinagsisisihan"

Pito, walo, siyam
"Ako'y nanghihinayang"
Pito, walo, siyam
"Ibalik niyo 'ko sa nakaraan"

Totoo nga ang kasabihan
Ang pag-sisisi'y nasa hulihan
Ang ating nakaraan
Ang siyang madidikta ng kinabukasan

Ngunit hindi ko naman nilalahat
Ang nais ko lang, kabataa'y mamulat
Ang buhay natin ay parang aklat
Tayo ang gumagawa ng sarili nating kwento at pamagat

Hindi ko tatapusin ang bilang sa sampu
Dahil hindi ako ang magdidikta ng kinabukasan niyo
Ngunit sa pagtatapos ng munting tula ko
Sana'y makapagsimula kayo ng panibagong kwento

Kwento na kung saan kayo ang bida
Kwento na kung saan kayo ang pag-asa
Salamat sa pakikinig mula umpisa
Ngayon ang tulang ito'y tinatapos ko na

DP:  "I
I just
I just don't
I just don't know
I just don't know how to
how to.... to do this...how do I do this?"

DOH: " to do what?".

DP: "How I ought to deal with you".
" What is the kindest way to avoid drama....
To avoid the manipulation of self pity...
To save us both the indignation of an acting out?"

DOH: "There are at many ways to deal with me....
"nicely and neatly to avoid inflicting more pain,
directly and honestly to help you understand,
silently and patiently in hopes that you will find another to distract you,
sternly and without pity to engage your own sense of pride.
or....shall I remind you of the past and how difficult it was for you?
shall I simply give you increments of time to help you adjust?
shall I simply smile and promise to talk soon as I wave goodbye?"

DP: Or perhaps I should simply come to grips with the fact that you are in my life forever and thank God for you?
After all, who else would care for me as much as you? "

DOH: " Probably no one", and thinking a little longer responded, "No one can love you like me".

DP: "BUT YOU DON'T love me!"

DOH: "I don't? Hmm.... I guess I never noticed."

DP: "Perhaps this is true. But is it fair to do that, to take without returning, and how is it that you can continue to do that? Oh, who can answer my questions about fairness in relationships?"

DOP: You can, if you have the courage to face singleness."

colin, was a camel
who liked to roam

a two ****** fella
sort of brownish yella
decidely cool and mellow

had an eye on the road
always moving forward
albeit at a somewhat leisurely pace
and always with a goofy
smile on his face.

never looked back
and that's a fact
often found straying
from the beaten track
never in lack
of a kind word or to
incredably pragmatic
in his point of view

when asked his opinion
on the world today
stated emphatically
ya just gotta hope
and pray....that
and stay outta
the big boys way.

colin the camel
who liked to roam
had eleven big brothers
who stayed at home

colin was wise
most were twiçe
his size
and the rest
had habits
that attracted flies.

so colin kept
more than one step ahead
cause if they caught up
with him
colin was dead....

Ever felt like life is unfair to you?
Ever felt like you've no true friends?
That the world is very cruel to you?
Got confused among who's your best friend?
Made bunch of friends but no one there in time of help?
Ever felt that way?
Ever felt mopey and dim-witted without a SLR , because everyone's busy changing their Dp's on FaceBook with one.
Ever felt like buying those 6 inches shoes ,though we'll never walk in it , but people got to see it ,right?
Ever felt like cutting internet connection from your house, because of that we're not able to achieve all the great conquests of life.
Ever felt like ,you've wasted all the opportunities life had given you and now you're futile , plus it's too late to start all over again?
Ever felt scared of telling that person that how much you like them?
Ever? Ever felt like you're ugly?
Ever felt like you're not one of those magical school guys or gals of Hogwards.
Ever felt like "No, you're not awesome." Ever felt like "I'm not in a relationship , am I that ugly?"
Ever felt like no one loves you?
Ever felt like the whole world is happy , but not you?
Ever felt like you **** in everything?
Ever felt like killing that person because he/she is flirting with the person you love?
Ever felt like to know what you're from other people's view? Well , that's life.

very mysterious DP....
you look deep in thoughts,
dreams flowing like wind,
through your mind and hair.
pink, a reflection of the soft warmth
of your *****.

Failure's in your future
so sit down and wait
until it's delivered.

Let's ****** your dreams
and watch them plummet
straight into the dirt
and wait until they decompose
and cease to exist.

[breath]

You're nothing but a failure in the making.
Your insignificant accomplishments
have bloated your reality and
have opened the door to hope
that still manages to spill
throughout
your mind and
contaminate the truth.

[breath]

You still live in the same spot.
You haven't left. You've stayed in your own tiny city still
trying to impress the same type of people, but you didn't
expect them to leave so soon. See them move on while they
forget you and slowly your entire environment changed.

[breath]

We've dealt with your nonexistent career.
Should we move on to your love life? You fell in love over the
summer and after she left you, you became so bitter you couldn't let
go of her memory and decided to ruin her name to
everyone around you. Blowing it all out of proportions
just so you can look like a victim.

[breath]

So after becoming so involved in your made up reality you
decide to give up on everything around you. You disappear and
nothing holds value to you anymore. Then, you feel like you should
escape your reality and moving two thousand miles away seems
the only way to make you happy.

[breath]

Oh. But you found love again didn't you? You are on step one aren't you?
She's your inspiration right now isn't she?
She gives you hope and her beauty makes you happy.
The results of this imbecilic attempt leads to your heart
being ripped out of its rib cage and after being crushed by her
foot full of rejection you sit there and your insignificant
hope begins to evaporate.

[breath]

You lose focus and nothing can gain it back in time
for the most important week of your short life.
You fail as well and
while you struggle to find why
it is that this is occurring an idea
that I have planted begins to sprout.

You've considered it. You've agreed to it.
You can only look in my eyes as I smile.
Climb on the stool and focus your eyes on the ground.

[Expected your own thoughts to betray you and we triumphed]

Never did I regret killing your hope.
Place this necklace over your throat.
The material? I believe it's rope.
Let me tighten it for you.
[push].

[breath]

Taengina ang kulit
Ni ate girl every minute
Share a post,shitpost ang libangan
Pero kyut nya
Trip kong ligawan

One time
Post syang di ko maintindihan
Limang HAHA gusto kong pusuan
Timang ata
Kapag ginawa

Walang magawa
Gusto kana ata
My day,change dp,shitpost,at shares
Di ko pina palampas
React agad

Kasalanan ko bang mainlove ako sa **** poster girl
Kakatamad
Tuloy kumain kapag ol ka
Greendot na bilog
Sana sambutin kapag nahulog

Nag cha chat na tayo
Nang lumipas ang ilang linggo
Minsan malamig pa sa pasko
Convo natin
Kaso di kita pipilitin
Mag reply asap
Di nako mag ti tinder o bigo
Anjan kana kasi pangarap
Kong di ko makukuha......

Kevin saw a Flash light
That bore a Lex-Shan moment. He called out for Joe
Who was running after Mimi
In a sound Paaz played when
Don danced off to the Asha tune.
Then Kent installed a Leby app
While Zalin blushed over the Toto belly ***
Which trimmed Noreen into a model
Phillip managed to fish out Jackie
And Tom yet discovered
   Snipes arrested
After  a blackout in Amos’ custody
As Kay and the rest Hihid.

You
I don't know how
I'm rarely around
But your words reach out
Swirling in my mind
One at a time
I hold on
I'm here
            Thank you

Facebook the social site
For gonna a famous we fight
For the sensible this useful
The insensible make it ragful
As you spark your picture
Juat Spark your nature
You determine how to use
Some people abuse
Today everyone is using fb
Making his a sparkle dp
If you are gonna mad for it
Thats not easy , you are addicted
Use properly the social site
Like fly properly your kite
Be the famous
But not like Damons
Use appropriate
You decided
Being human or human being

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because that's how numbers
work.
I was back at my job
standing in the toy section
for little girls
there was this label
for a disney princess toy
it was labelled
"SPECIAL ***.
DP
$19.99"
and I had this rock hard
******* thinking about
*******.
***** that triple.
every hole oh my god.
right they're between the legos
and hello kitty.
there was a splash and I
awoke. the nurse was standing
in front of me with
a
bucket in her hand.
the mask was off now and
I could see that her head was
completely shaved balled.
both eyes were replaced with
cybernetic lenses, looking
like unblinking insect eyes.
I couldn't feel my arms or
legs.
-that's because we took them
she said
took them?
-yeah. cut them off. they're hanging over there. she pointed
and there they were speared
on meat hooks dangling
from the ceiling like dried
flowers.
I looked at my new stumps
they were patched at the
ends with stemcell bandages
looking like a cross between hamburger
and peat moss.
why would you do that?
-it was part of the procedure. she
didn't think you needed them
anymore
she?
-dalia.
my girlfriend.
oh my god im going to ******* puke
-not possible. we took out your stomach too.
WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?
-a girl's gotta work aye?
she flipped the bucket over
and sat down in it, crossing her legs high. she smiled, without
showing teeth. a big smile like she
was barely containing a laugh.
combined with the lenses
the effect was that of
a praying mantis preparing
to take down a sparrow.

Corset and buttermilk black lined eyes
Waltzing around the past
In Jeffrey Campbell boots
I knew the truth.

She's harmless
And perhaps
Nothin' special.

She entered the room like a little gnome
I felt no hatred.

She stood next to me like I was just another person
We made eye contact
Her eyes so clearly tattooed on
Teeth like yellow brick roads
Her hair surpasses the length of mine
Her hands tiny, perhaps more fragile
Cultured, worldly eyes
Fancy vapes and smoking trinkets filled the room
They had just moved in
And I shook a little on the inside
Because I remember the mornings
Where I awoke next to you
And your little face would be covered in white head pimples
I had to make you brush your teeth
Or wonder why you didn't read more books.

God bless.

And I don't mean any harm when I say that
But it kills me sometimes
That you have painted me with Lady MacBeth's ointment of red.

The breeze sweeps and lingers on my face
Reminding me to let go, be free
You seemed so different baby.

Sweet baby.
I'm so sorry.

But I don't want you at all.

I guess I get it.
I see what it is.
We didn't say our names
Or ask questions
She just knew
And so did I
And she lives next to one of my favorite coffee shops
The place I went and met my DP at for the first time
I remember that mystical encounter
And how we walked in the sun afterwards
And I admitted that you cheated on me.

Like a sword stabbed through a shield
I wonder if you treat her better.

You got all the right things to say
You know how to listen
To qualify and count on tiny fingers and toes
And sometimes I'll think with a sweet sick vengeance
How much it got you off to think of me pregnant.

Another had me in the shower in the early hours of this morning
And it made me think of how that was where it happened for us
But this morning, I let my hair be semi wet
Her face entered my mind a few times
And I wondered why
Oh why wasn't she with you?

I dream of her often
She always appears differently in my mind

Maybe in another life
We would have shared her vape
Taken an instagram pic
Gotten 5.k followers and likes

And been friends.

So far these weekly challenges have turned up some truly inspirational works one of which achieved DP status and I would like to thank every single person who has contributed.

This time the challenge is going to be somewhat different in that instead of producing a great poem at short notice I'm allowing one week and please poets do not post before next Friday.

This time four words have to be incorporated into your piece, words you are already familiar with

Leaves...Magic... Tranquility... Freedom..

Oh yes, a maximum of twenty lines and a minimum of ten lines just to make things more interesting

I walk by the letters,
I get drunk by the words,
I travel to a journey essay,
I sleep with a romantic poetry.
I fall in love with a biography,
I passionate in an alphabet chemistry,
I hate but I love histories,
I dp crazy for an intelligent mind person.

I know
You want to see your best picture
Plastered on my dp
Mamaa

You will get tired of sitting there soon
Coz you are meant to have a cosy home
In my heart
Not a hut on my dp

How funny Love is😹😹😹

Dear woods forgive me for hurrying on
I would stay to know your blessed peace
But I must way; I am not ready now to
Stop and gaze and be gratified. be and be
I must away. Why?  Because I am not yet
Ready to accept things as they are  To let
Be what will ne.  I would return if God
Permits.  If I can but cannot linger now
But must find out if there is something
More Imust dp; that must be done to be
Saved.  God give me rest.  Save my soul
From ever hurrying on to an  unquiet end

loneliness is
when you try to take a nap
but wake up with a snap
and realise that dawn is far away
when you try to read something and fail
hold your mobile and habitually check social feed
inbox knowing that nothing it has
you see the last seen of them,
already disabled you know
try to see the dp not visible since years
and monologues echo inside.
you take a walk go to terrace stare in the sky
a night with no moon and stars hidden behind clouds.
you comeback to bed
and try to sleep with your pillow shifted otherside
failed...
the monologues continue
you grab your phone again
check online friends
few overseas frnds
wish you could ping them
but could not
now open the notepad
and write your heart out
pour your inside out
with tears in your eyes
silence shaken by audible cries
loneliness given by broken ties...
oh my God!
yes the God you find your own
to share without fear of being judged
and slowly relieved you are
relaxed you are
feel blessed you are
bestowed with words you are.
writing flows
a poetry glows
out of a dark lonely night
ending the day's fight
loneliness transformed into a soulful write....
and you sleep accomplished
filled with positivity...