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Sentience | Volume No. 1

Published by SIRMATA, 2021-11-17 03:20:44

Description: The Literary Folio of SIRMATA

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A BEACON OF LIGHT / 51 Halfway It’s only a halfway afore cloud nine. by Edmar Delos Santos It’s only halfway, It’s only halfway, and I’ll make it out of as there are a few steps it. before I reach. It’s only halfway, until attaining expertise. It’s only halfway, so I am determined.

52 / A BEACON OF LIGHT // ART BY EDSEL HARRY TURDA

A BEACON OF LIGHT / 53 Crossing the Oceans By Edmar Delos Santos I excitedly wake up upon There are doors for recognizing, opportunities, I am in cloud nine, and I should sail and Confused as this was the sail first time. Strong-willed as I can go the extra mile. There are full of joys of the springs With passion and motivation Determined to cross the oceans.

54 / A BEACON OF LIGHT // ART BY EDSEL HARRY TURDA

A BEACON OF LIGHT / 55 When My Star Shine by Edmar Delos Santos explore our horizons and brightest— but When my star and take risks to I know it will not shines, the challenges bombarded discourage me, and universe can see to us so we can reach my first goal is to my beauty and glory— the luminance. Those shine and not be the especially those who little and big stars shiniest. But, when believe. But, would that underestimated I twinkle, I will I consider those who us are foremost in trickle-down luminance did not? Even if they our metamorphosis as around the universe for were uncertain or had they helped us be more everyone to beam and doubts about reaching hopeful. Yes, the give light to others. my shine? Though we universe is surrounded Someday, we will shine, shine not because by others— most and the stars will of them, but with beautiful, powerful, align for us. our willingness to

56 / A BEACON OF LIGHT // GRAPHIC ART BY PAOLA JOY FRANCISCO

A BEACON OF LIGHT / 57 Huwag Ni Jessa Mariz G. Corpuz Huwag kang matakot sumugal, sa mga bagay na kailangan mong ipanalo, Huwag kang magdalawang-isip ilaban, ang mga pangarap na iyong binuo, Huwag mong ihalintulad ang kapalaran mo sa ibang tao, At kahit anong mangyari huwag mong pipiliin ang salitang pagsuko.

58 / A BEACON OF LIGHT // PHOTO BY NEIL BRYANT BALIAO

A BEACON OF LIGHT / 59 Greatest Show By Jayson Sabong Gone was the innocent Can you see the blinded Can you feel the numbness sight, ones, of their wounds defeated by the lustful clearing out their without a bandage to put? eyes. visions? Can you tell them how to Gone was the truthful Can you hear the muted rule, cries, mouths, without making us fools? misplaced by the trusted shouting for the nation? lies. But no one has to know, Can you notice the street even the rightful mind. Here comes the gloomy day. with dirt and noise No one can stop the of belittled society, pollution? greatest show. Where there’s nothing new not from the children’s to offer, voice and feet, for the destroyed but from the vain humanity. organization.

60 / A BEACON OF LIGHT // ART BY LUJEAN GUIEB

A BEACON OF LIGHT / 61 The True form of Failure By Princess Alyzza A. Calamayan Failure isn’t found beneath the paper, nor from the grades on our school portal. Failure sometimes is listening to the voices inside our heads, instead of listening to our hearts. Failure happens, when we tell ourselves, that we have failed, without even trying at all.

If you are ... 4 FEELING BUTTERFLIES 24 LOOKING FOR A 48 A BEACON OF 62 SHATTERED TO 84 THE COLORS OF THE IN YOUR STOMACH MISSING PIECE LIGHT PIECES RAINBOW 94 WILLING TO GIVE UP 106 A WISHFUL 116 STUCK IN A DARK 132 FEELING LIKE A 144 OVER THE YOUR SUNSET THINKER ROOM MASTERPIECE MOON

shattered to pieces “I’ll keep pretending to swim, when really all I’m doing is floating. Barely keeping my head above water.” - Colleen Hoover, It Ends With Us

64 / SHATTERED TO PIECES // PHOTO ART BY NEIL BRYANT BALIAO

SHATTERED TO PIECES / 65 Consequences By Maria Anna Jessica A. Rosqueta Please don’t ask Why I changed. Instead, Ask what did you do, For me, To become like this, To you.

66 / S H A T T E R E D T O P I E C E S // ART BY AIRA NADINE PASCUA

SHATTERED TO PIECES / 67 Misaligned And here, The flowers you gave me By Graziel Mae Ramat have withered; But here, my love for you “I love you” were not Will stay forever. your last words, But I hope they were. Have you thought of me, If not, said my name? Have the stars aligned wrongly And ours did not meet? Or are we meant to be alone, Flesh and dust in form?

68 / SHATTERED TO PIECES // PHOTO ART BY NEIL BRYANT BALIAO

SHATTERED TO PIECES / 69 Roses and Violets, Reds and Blues By Graziel Mae Ramat They say roses are red, And violets are blue; And violets are blue; I did say that I love him, Say that you love him But he does not feel the And he’ll love you, too. same way I do. I’ve colored the flowers, I should have picked the And inked my love, white ones, But I guess they were And did not taint it red, dull, Now violets are not the He did not like them only blue, enough. But here, my crushed They say roses are red, feelings too.

70 / SHATTERED TO PIECES // ART BY EDSEL HARRY TURDA

/S H A T T E R E D T O P I E C E S 71 Real Imaginations by Randy Gianan Jr. I was caught by your pain and trauma. reminding me of you, bedazzling eyes - reminding me of us. moving towards my I passed by a bridge - heart, built with promises Things fade away passing through my soul fenced with dreams easily. and eventually leaving but underneath was A lack of breath intake me broken and empty. hopelessness and and dried tears tragedy. falling, I saw an empty blood; I miss you everyday. mixing with the ocean - I read a book; filled with tears, with its catchy title

72 / SHATTERED TO PIECES // PHOTO BY CASMIR REMYELL CADIENTE

SHATTERED TO PIECES / 73 Kailangan Pero Hindi Mahal ni Jessa Mariz G. Corpuz Ako, ang nagbigay lunas, sa Inakay, tinulungang bumangon mga malalalim na sugat na siya sa kagustuhang ituloy mo ang ang dahilan, laban, Kasama mong bumuhat, sa bigat Kahit ako ang maubos basta buo ng problemang iyong pasan- ka lamang. pasan, Pero malaki ang pagkakaiba ng Nagmistulang paa noong ayaw mo mahal at kailangan, ng ipagpatuloy ang buhay na Dahil ako ang kinailangan, iyong nasimulan. pero siya pa rin ang mahal. Hindi iniwan sa kahit anong klaseng pinagdaanan.

74 / SHATTERED TO PIECES // PHOTO BY CASMIR REMYELL CADIENTE

SHATTERED TO PIECES / 75 Lipatenka Kuman ni Randy Gianan Jr. Lipatenka kuman; panagkakadwa. ingka inyebkas. ngem malagipko amin nga Lipatenka kuman; Kasanoka ngarod inta naglabasan, ngem haanko ammo no malipatan ita, manipod bigat ken kasanok a rugyanan. no pati panag-apras ti aldaw, Malagipka tunggal dalluyon ket malagipka, inggana ti rabii’t kaano, ultimo pannaggurruog aglawlaw. malagipko amin a ken kimat Lipatenka kuman; galadmo. arakop mo’t mariknak. ngem immasideg Lipatenka kuman; Isemmo mangliwliway, manen iti rikna nga ngem maasiannak iti matam permik magustwan; adadaywak. bagbagik. ti pusok ket ingget Dagiti ayat ken Mangkamkamat kenni liday, katkatawa, napalabas, iso pakawanennak, pati talek ken manglaglagip kadagiti lipatenka kuman.

76 / SHATTERED TO PIECES // ART BY AIRA NADINE PASCUA

SHATTERED TO PIECES / 77 Urayenka Ayatko ni Randy Gianan Jr. No man dumteng ti aldaw No man adda sabalin, Awawatenka - ta haanmo mariknan iti ta awan kaniak dagiti ta iso laeng iti kayak ayat, ararapaapem, nga ited madika agbabawi ibagam ti pudno, malaksid iti ayat ken nga ibaga kaniak. ta palabusankan to. talek, nga innak inpaneknek. No man maumakan Ngem ikarim kaniak; ta madik maiteden iti inton agtalawka, Dim kadi liplipatan kasapulam. nasarakamon iti ususto a no mariknam a madim ilimlimed, a ragsak kayatnak sublianan, ta maawatanka. a madik naited kaniam. ubraem a sipupuso, ta urayenka, ayatko.

78 / SHATTERED TO PIECES // ART BY LUJEAN GUIEB

SHATTERED TO PIECES / 79 Draft Message by James Carlo Lucas “Good night… I love you chest open to take out The night couldn’t so much” his heart. end fast enough. He stared at his Pressing the He really wanted phone screen for a pillows against his to say good night, minute, long enough to face, he then thinks He really loves feel shame and despair, what might be your you so much. long enough to decide response if he was just not to send it. He brave enough to send was wretched, he was the message. Would you afraid. He sliced his ever respond?

80 / SHATTERED TO PIECES // PHOTO BY CASMIR REMYELL CADIENTE

SHATTERED TO PIECES / 81 Feelings undetermined by James Carlo Lucas I hate the way I don’t hate you, Regardless of being weak When you make me smile, And weakest when You make me cry.

82 / SHATTERED TO PIECES // PHOTO BY NEIL BRYANT BALIAO

SHATTERED TO PIECES / 83 Lakbay ni Jessa Mariz G. Corpuz Hawak-kamay na naglalakbay Walang tamang direksyon ngunit sabay Pero sa huli, mukhang ikaw ay nagkamali Dahil ibang kamay ang iyong pinili.

If you are ... 4 FEELING BUTTERFLIES 24 LOOKING FOR A 48 A BEACON OF 62 SHATTERED TO 84 THE COLORS OF IN YOUR STOMACH MISSING PIECE LIGHT PIECES THE RAINBOW 94 WILLING TO GIVE UP 106 A WISHFUL 116 STUCK IN A DARK 132 FEELING LIKE A 144 OVER THE YOUR SUNSET THINKER ROOM MASTERPIECE MOON

the colors of the rainbow It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not. – Andre Gide

86 / THE COLORS OF THE RAINBOW // PHOTO BY NEIL BRYANT BALIAO

THE COLORS OF THE RAINBOW / 87 Bulalayaw ayanna sika iti dayag kalpasan ni Randy Gianan Jr. langday iti panawen. Iso a lagipem nga Haanka man kanayon a agnanayon, makita, kaslaka bullalayaw a iti pategmo ket kanayon makita’t taltalon, a marikna. apagruwar ti init No agparangka ket kalpasan iti tudon, isemam amin pasingkedanda iti ayat uray haanmo amammo, ken bagim a dumanon. umisem a nasam-it. Iti aglawlaw ket pagdidinnamagandaka, gapo ti marismo nga agraniag sadinno’t

88 / THE COLORS OF THE RAINBOW // GRAPHIC ART BY PAOLA JOY FRANCISCO

THE COLORS OF THE RAINBOW / 89 Krayola Ako’y isang maralitang bata. Kapos sa pangangailangan ni Jayson Sabong kaya’t naging palamara; Hindi masisisi, sapagkat nais Ngayo’y hawak ang pangkulay! ko lamang ay ginhawa, Wari’y simbolo ng Subalit ibinaon! Nilulon ako pagkakamali; ng mapangmatang madla. ‘Di magawang bitawan---itim na palaging sakbibi. Matapos iguhit, ilapat; sumilay ang kay tamis na ngiti, Isang buntong hininga, “Natuto na ‘tong batang munti”.

90 / THE COLORS OF THE RAINBOW // ART BY EDSEL HARRY TURDA

THE COLORS OF THE RAINBOW / 91 Prism by James Carlo Lucas You are the living personification of the sun, Magical and bathed with mystery. You nourish them when you rise And take their breath away as you fall. You’re almost an intangible idea Like how they love the person they love the most. Rainbow, take my hand; bring me home.

92 / THE COLORS OF THE RAINBOW // PHOTO BY NEIL BRYANT BALIAO

THE COLORS OF THE RAINBOW / 93 We Take Pride These are the strides we wish you to take; by James Carlo Lucas A step closer to us To see clearly what we stand We take pride. for, We take pride in every feat And to have people who’ll stand we’ve won- for us The struggles to be seen, With the hopes to find our To be understood, footing. To be acknowledged for our identity, We take pride in the true feat To be respected for whom we – chose to love. The pride to celebrate To be free, ourselves for who we truly are, To belong- For whom we were born to be.

94 / THE COLORS OF THE RAINBOW // ART BY EDSEL HARRY TURDA

THE COLORS OF THE RAINBOW / 95 Kaharian Nang lumipas ang Samantalang ang dilaw kabataan ko’y bughaw at lilak ay lumilikha ni Christian Jay Perpuse ang itinuring na ng kapayapaang ganap. matapang sa lahat. Sa mga pitong Nito lamang sumapit ang Datapwat sa mga pitong nagpipitagang kaharihan Hulyo, araw ng aking ito, sa langit, kaarawan, pipiliin kung sadyain Ngunit mga tronong Muling sila’y sumibol silang lahat malimit mahagilap; at nagmistulang reynang upang maranasan ko ang Yamang nasisilayan sa kahel kagandaha’y di patotoo, pagbuhos ng mga unos, salat. na silay tunay ngang Narito’t sumisimbolo Kay berde, maging ang nagtataglay nitong ang mga naturingang luntian ay sagisag yaring sinulat. ganap. ng kalinisan ayon sa katagalogan, Wika ng aking ina ng ako’y paslit pa, sa pula raw ang kapangyarihan,

If you are ... 4 FEELING BUTTERFLIES 24 LOOKING FOR A 48 A BEACON OF 62 SHATTERED TO 84 THE COLORS OF IN YOUR STOMACH MISSING PIECE LIGHT PIECES THE RAINBOW 94 WILLING TO GIVE UP 106 A WISHFUL 116 STUCK IN A DARK 132 FEELING LIKE A 144 OVER THE YOUR SUNSET THINKER ROOM MASTERPIECE MOON

willing to give up your sunset for the sunrise “But as bad as it was, I learned something about myself… That I could through something like that, and survive.” - Nicholas Sparks

98 / WILLING TO GIVE UP YOUR SUNSET // ART BY LUJEAN GUIEB

WILLING TO GIVE UP YOUR SUNSET / 99 Sober by James Carlo Lucas Maybe when I started to see how worthy I am I then realized the totality of the pain You have caused. You carved-out my deepest parts just to make me feel so hollow. So cruel as you are, you go on with your life, while I lose mine. I loved you truly, that I gave you the power to hurt me like that. But seasons are changing anew. and now that I’m sober from your poison love, I refuse to feel that way again.

100 / WILLING TO GIVE UP YOUR SUNSET // PHOTO ART BY ANTHONY JOSEPH DUYAO


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