You know, my love,

I am living my life all alone here.

Just like you, I live alone in an apartment.

I'm so sad because no one loves me here.

Dear Diary,

Living alone is not that easy. Emptiness is always there, and the feeling of not being loved is very annoying. Each day, I see a lot of people around but I can’t figure it out why I sometimes don’t hear any sound, except the lonely beating of my heart.

Ibu Tiri 

By Johnnie J. Lim

Playwright's Note: This is a Tausug play. Ibu tiri is a Malayan term means step-mother. This borrowed term has been used by Tausug in some parts of Sulu. 

Cast

Gamo-Gamo Sa Lipunan

By Johnnie J. Lim

Idikta mo, isusulat ko;

Ang kasaysayan ng isang katulad mo.

Kulay rosas ang buhay,

Mahiwaga ang puso,

Masayang kaagapay,

Matamis na kasuyo.

 Broken Sword

I am born with a mystery.

I am bound to this world to do a mission.

My body is dominated by Earth and water.

My soul is controlled by air.

My spirit is ruled by fire.

I am tasked to guard the nature.

And I am destined to kill whoever destroys it.

Who am I?

I am Broken Sword.

They say, I'm a legend.

Some say, I'm a legacy of an ancient civilization. 

Aged for a million centuries,

Cursed to live like an immortal.

The Bees

 ( Johnnie Lim)

Bees are beasts but calm,

They help if loved and preserved;

They hurt if abused.

Lo! The wrath of God,

The earth shakes the ocean;

The wind builds the fire.

Crystal-like cascade,

Disturbed into muddy swamp;

Forced by poverty.

 (By Broken Sword)

Deadly kiss of fire,

Burned the hearts of innocent;

Melts the sacred rules.

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