The Voice of an Orphan I am an orphan; my age was 16 last June. Happy? No, I am not. I am lonely because at the age of nine I am pare...

The Plea of an Aborted Fetus Set me free. Let me live, I deserve to be born, I want to live. For heavens's sake, have pity. Lad...

Hooked in Drug My hands, my arms, my head, my body. I am shivering. I am trembling, what is happening. Yeah, mom's jewelry box. I...

Bastard Penoy, Balot. . .Penoy, Balot. Yes Penoy, Balot has been my means of livelihood. I am Martha. Please listen to my story. ...

Dirty Hands I’m proud of my dirty hands.  Yes, they are dirty.  And they are  rough and knobby and calloused.  And I’m proud of the d...

I Killed Her I killed her because I do love her. These hands, these hands that give life to many, killed her because of my love to he...

A Heathen Declamation I am unique There is no one else exactly like me And yet I am one with the whole of nature I serve the ...

The Song of the Shirt With fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat, in unwomanly rags, Plying her needl...

I Wish I Were Not Born I walked on tiptoed. Dad must be home now. How my heart bleed when Mom left him for abroad. No amount of mom...

LRT Bombing Bread. Bread. . .spare me a piece of bread. Believe me, I don't want to society but fate dooms me to this deplorable ...

A Call For Mom And Dad Ring... ring... ring... is it the phone? My, it's two o'clock in the morning yet. But wait. It is Dad....

I am a Filipino I am a Filipino - inheritor of a glorious past, hostage to the uncertain future. As such I must prove equal to a two-f...

Bad Girl Hey! Every Body seems to be staring at me.. You! You! All of you! How dare you to stare at me? Why? Is it because I’m a ...

Five Loaves of Bread She stood at the bar of justice A frightened creature wan and wild— In form too small for a woman, In feature too ...

Murderess It’s already twelve o’clock. Oh, God, I’m hungry! I’ve been running and hiding for almost three days. I’m dead tired. I need som...

Oh Captain My Captain Oh Captain my Captain! our fearful trip is done, The ship has weathered every rack, the prize we sought is won, Th...

O What Is That Sound O what is that sound which so thrills the ear Down in the valley drumming, drumming? Only the scarlet soldiers, dea...

Juvenile Delinquent Am I a juvenile delinquent? I’m a teenager, I’m young, young at heart in mind. In this position, I’m carefree, I enjoy...

It Is Raining It is raining. Where would you like to be in the rain? Where would you like to be? I’d like to be on a city street Where...

If… If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt y...