Isa akong tusong matsing.

Mapanlinlang, mautak at madiskarte para lang makasurvive sa mundong 'to kung saan ang tema ay Survival of the fittest. Dahil kapag mahina ka at walang naabot, asahan mong mamaliitin at yuyurakin ka nang walang pakundangan.

Kaya kong magsuot ng kahit anong maskara, magpanggap na mahina, kahit ang totoo naman ay ginagamit ko ang kahinaan ng iba, marating ko lang ang tuktok ng tagumpay kung saan kapag tumingin ako sa ibaba, makikita ko ang mga taong nangmaliit sa 'kin na puno ng inggit at galit sa mga mukha nila.

Pinakamatamis na tagumpay 'yon sa buhay ko na puno ng paghihirap at pagtitiis.

-Lester Yoso

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I was once a taintless white dove held in a cage adorned with colorful steel bars. The colors were so bright and elegant yet was too melancholic that stirred the realization in me that this isn't the place I must be.

I flapped my wings aggressively to escape and I succeeded in freeing myself however, in exchange were the deep wounds and injured wings that made me lose the capability of flying.

I only desired to gain freedom yet the place I fell made me taste the repetition of my miserable history.

It was a deep well that contained no water but only darkness. For help, I never stopped screaming but to no avail.

Now, I am no more a taintless white dove. I'm just a poor desperate soul waiting for someone who will reach for me and save me in this another cage of sorrow.

-Hyacinth De Vegas