AngTropa

Ang tropa sa tuwina’y masaya,

sa kalukohan ay sama-sama.

Tropang masarap kasama,

sa problema sama-sama.

Ang tropa nag bibigayan,

sa kalungkutan nagdaramayan.

Ang sarap isipin ng mga masasayang ala-ala,

lalo na’t magkakasama.

Sa aking tropa’y sasabihin,

lumipas man ang mahabang panahon, kayo parin ang tropa ko.

Mag karoon man ng mga pamilya ang bawat isa,

Tayo tayo pa rin ang mag kakatropa.

Juan Paulo Ramos The Unknown

I encounter a lot of situations

And I can’t escape my desperation

I seek for revelation

Oh are you my salvation?

Everyone’s problem is reality

And one of them is my solidarity

If my religion is my remedy

Why do I experience such tragedy?

My life is a mystery

Waiting for discovery

Love will come to me someday

But for now I’ll wait each day

Reaching for self-actualization

Finding my path of destination

Is it just my imagination?

Or is it my realization?

Simer Jake L. Co Ang aking Magulang

“Mahal Kita” yan ay isa lamang

Sa sinasabi n gating mga magulang

Sila ang ating gabay

At inspirasyon sa habang buhay

Pinalaki nila tayo sa magandang paraan

Mahalin natin sila at alagaan

Sila ay hindi permanente sa mundo

intindihin natin sila at irespeto

Sila ang ating tagahanga

gagawin ang lahat para lang guminhawa

umaalis ng bansa para sa pamilya

kumita lang ng pera

yan ang magulang

nag bibigay ligaya

basta para sa pamilya

walang hindi makakaya

Frustrated Baller Written by: Daniel Pilapil

One moment in my life, I turned on the T.V.

And the show was Basketball TV

I heard a drop *bounce *bounce *bounce…

It was like a cheer of a crowd with a heart’s strong pounce

I saw a ring, a tall man, and two tall rings beside them

Time ticks as every drop of sweat flows through their hair

A man beside who was wearing suit and tie

Yelling to the players in an arena

A sound of *SWOOOSH* exploded

As the silent crowd goes wild like animals trapped inside and caged

One day I was passing by near a court in our town

A ball rolls up in front of me

A tall guy told me to “c’mon men shoot the ball”, “Show me some of your skills”

I throw it up in the air and it swims through the rim

He told me “man, you got game”

I was walking home with a smile in my face I saw my mom

I called her while I was across the road; the next thing that happened is me waking up,

Lying in a bed with a bandage around my ankle through my knee

With many people around me crying

It took 3 months till I recover and my dream of playing a ball is never going to happen

I realized that day when I started to walk again is

You fail and recover and that’s what life is, life is a game of up and down

You fail because you miss a lesson to learn to succeed

A Great Invention

A Great Invention

As the engine begins to start,

The pistons start pumping that serves as an art,

The car's exhaust roaring noise,

And it is the best power that big boy enjoys,

Driving is a hard thing to do,

It is not easy as cleaning your shoe,

Focus your mind and pay full attention,

Car is such a great invention,

For some car is only a car,

But for me it is a home that I admire,

Loving and caring for it is a passion,

And for some it’s an inspiration,

When you want to go far,

All you need is to start your car,

A car is a perfect friend,

Because it goes with you until the end.

My One and Only Inspiration

My One and Only Inspiration

When I see you every day I feel so glad

I can’t explain my feelings for you

But I know that you are my inspiration

You give me reason to wake up everyday

You give me strength when I feel so down

You give me happiness when I feel so sad

You show me the way when I am lost

You don’t make me feel different

I’m lying here now

Wishing I was by your side

Watching the sunrise with you

Hoping everyday would be this way

Tanging Ina Nyo

Tanging Ina Nyo

Ang pangangalaga ni inay

Ay walang kapantay

Ibubuwis ang kanyang buhay

Kay bait nga namang tunay

Pagkagising sa umaga

Pagkain ay hinanda na nya

Hanggang sa hapunan

Malalamnan ang iyong tiyan

Kay bait nga naman ni nanay

Pero bakit minsa'y sinusuway

Lahat kanyang ibibigay

Para lamang ika'y mabuhay

Kaya ako'y nagpapasalamat

Sa nanay kong isang alamat

Ginagawa nya lahat ng bagay na walang reklamo

Pero minamahal pa din kami ng todo