Down a sidestreet
Woonsocket, Rhode island -- 1/5/17
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Down a sidestreet
Woonsocket, Rhode island -- 1/5/17
SA LIKOD NG AKING TINIG
Ni Lawrence Mendez
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Ba-ga-ba-bag...
Hay, ang hirap naman magsalita.
Magagalit na naman si Tetser sa'kin.
"Ano na, Ino? Hindi mo pa rin ba masabi?"
'Yan na naman ang paulit-ulit na sinasabi sa'kin.
Okay naman ang dila ko, ah.
Pero bakit gano'n?
Nabubulol pa rin ako.
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Lagi akong tahimik sa klase.
Nasa likod lang.
Pero nakikinig ako, ha.
Alam ko naman ang sagot sa mga tanong,
pero hindi ko mailabas sa bibig ko.
Huhu.
Sa bawat letrang aking sinusulat,
doon naman ako nagiging masaya.
Sa bawat lungkot at saya,
isinusulat ko na lang.
Hehe.
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Papel at lapis ang aking kaibigan.
Sila na lang ang aking nagiging tinig.
Dahil doon,
hindi ako nabubulol.
Kaya nagpapabili ako ng maraming papel at lapis kay Mama.
"Wala na tayong pera, nak. Bukas na lang, ah."
Okay lang po.
Hehe.
Sa problema ko sa pagsasalita,
ang pagsusulat naman ang gusto ko.
Ang dami kasing puwedeng isulat, eh.
Kaya ang su-wer-te ko naman.
Hehe.
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Habang sa flag ce-we-mo-ny...
Nagulat ako.
Tinawag ang pangalan ko sa stage.
"Tinatawagan po namin si Ino."
Haaaa!!!!!!
Natakot ako no'n.
Nang biglang sinabi na...
"Congratulations, Ino! Ikaw ang nanalo sa paglikha ng tula!"
Ay, sorry.
Hehe.
Hindi ko pala nasabi
na sumali ako sa paggawa ng tula.
Hehe.
Doon na ako nabuhayan ng loob
para sumali sa mga kom-pe-te-syon.
Kahit na nauutal ako,
may iba pang paraan para manalo.
Hehe.
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Binigay ko kay Mama
Yung cer-ti-pi-kit-tit...
Ayyyy...
Basta 'yung papel.
Hehe.
Sige,
ba-bye!!
Story by Lawrence Mendez
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