Bakit ba nagkakaroon ng barkada sa eskwela? Hindi ba’t isang grupo lang kayo ng mga taong iisa ang pinag-aaralan? Pero pinili mong kausapin ang katabi mo at ang katabi ng katabi mo at ang buong klase, hanggang sa makilala mo sila ng lubusan, tanggapin at higit sa lahat, mahalin kahit di naman required diba? At sa pagtatapos nyo, ma re-realize mo na mas importante pa ang mga taong ito kaysa sa anumang markang matatanggap mo.
-Bob Ong
A Typical Teenager
To be a teenager in a world like this is not as easy as some may think.
Nothing comes easy.
Life passes you by just as fast as you can blink.
Stepping into high school is like stepping into another world.
There’s peer pressure, sex, violence and too many fights to imagine.
People who you thought were your friends are the ones you mainly end up fighting.
To be a teenager in a world like this with the people here just isn’t fair.
They will seem cool face to face but when things go wrong, they act as if they don’t care.
They will judge you whether you’re doing something good or doing something wrong.
Talk about you or even laugh in your face as if you’re some dumb song.
You got to be careful who you call your “friend.”
To be a teenager in a world like this is
nothing new.
Just because I have never done drugs doesn’t mean I’m not cool.
I barely get into it with people around me.
But, just because I’m not a fighter doesn’t make me weak.
Mama always told me to think before I speak.
To be a teenager in a world like this is what I never thought I’d be like.
Focusing hard in class and making good grades is not as easy as riding a bike.
Some who’ve seen me may think I’m quiet.
But that doesn’t mean I don’t speak up for what’s right.
I’m just a regular teenage girl who’s just trying to make it out high school alright.
