I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings Novels & Stories

Walang tugon si Gideon, sa halip ay mas niyakap siya nito nang mahigpit at hinagkan ang sentido niya. Lumunok siya. "Why do you always sing with loneliness and sorry?" Tumingala siya sa buwan. "You sing as if you're ---" "I want it that way," putol ni Gideon. Bumulong sa tainga niya. "Don't ask. You will not understand, Jewel." Nagbaba siya ng tingin. Hindi niya maintindihan? Hilaw siyang ngumiti. She may not understand but she's not dumb. (Song: Be Thou My Vision by Shane and Shane)

Isa nga akong halimaw dahil sa mga pinanggaga-gawa ko. Masakit man isipin ngunit matagal na niyang tanggap ang bagay na yun. Dahil yun naman talaga ang totoo eh. Mariin siyang napapikit at hinayaan paring dumaloy ang tubig sa buong katawan niya. 'Die in this cage until forever, Sixteen! You're no longer my September.' "Sana nga bumigay na lang ako doon para maging masaya na kayong lahat." napasimid siya. "Forever in the cage? Nah, I escaped eh? Tsk!"

Please… please… please release me— “Please release me, let me go. For I don’t love you, anymore… To waste our lives would be a sin. Release me and let me love again…” Naalimpungatan ako, when I heard that song again –it feels like a lullaby but instead to make me sleep, it makes me sober. It's like a wake up call for me. And I remembered everything –the boy, the boy that singing the song that is playing in my head. “Please release me, let me go.” “What are you singing?” “A song that could save us!” “Really?” “Yeah. Don't worry, Pierre will come to save me.”

She lifted my head at inihiga sa hita niya. Siya naman ang kumanta, "Guns, bombs knives and little life~ How I wonder how long you'll last~ I have your life here in my hand~ I'll slit your throat, slowly you'll die~ Twinkle, twinkle, little star~ Should I stab you in your heart~?" naka-ngiti niyang kanta (in Twinkle Twinkle Little Star nursery rhyme tune) dahilan para matigilan ako sa pagsasayaw kay Izaac. His smile slowly faded too as he look to the monster singing that creepy, murder song! "What the fuck, bitch? Is that song for him? You'll kill your own son?" I asked, out of breath. I was about to get up nang hilahin niya ako sa buhok pahiga sa hita niya ulit.

Pero wala akong pakialam ang importante ay marating ko ang dulo nitong tinutumbok ko. Ilang saglit ay may narinig akong tunog na pamilyar sa'kin. Iyon din ang dahilan ng muntikan ko nang pag-iyak. Ang mga pamilyar na tunog ng mga insekto sa gabi at ang lagaslas ng batis. Para akong tinatanggap ulit, ito ang tahanan ko. Nakabalik na ako.

Sya ba yung sinasabi ni Cy na bagong guitarist? Roscoe pounded the drums, a tempest of rhythm. Bishop coaxed melodies from the piano, fingers flying like birds. And Elmore, steady and unyielding, anchored the bassline. As Ross's voice filled the auditorium, a wave of emotion washed over me, each note resonating deep within my soul. The opening chords of Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" sent shivers down my spine, the familiarity of the melody wrapping around me like a warm embrace. It's one of my all-time favorite songs, and they were killing it.

HINDI ako nakatulog that night. Buong gabi, paulit-ulit sa utak ko yung last words ni Drake bago sumara yung elevator doors. Yung boses niya—yung malalim na timbre na parang tumatagos sa balat ko, sa buto ko, hanggang sa core ng existence ko—yung paraan ng pagsasalita niya na parang bawat syllable ay carefully chosen, weighed, meant. Lahat, naka-loop sa isipan ko parang sirang plaka na ayaw tumigil, parang endless playlist na stuck sa repeat button.

“Because from what I see, you’re just playing dress-up in a cage.” Ngumiti rin si Mirae, malamig at walang takot. “Maybe,” bulong niya. “But remember, even a caged bird learns how to bite.”

I'm gonna sing, in the middle of the storm Louder and louder, you're gonna hear my praises roar Up from the ashes, hope will arise Death is defeated, the king is alive!🎶 I saw how Martina poured out all the pain she was feeling through worship, through the tears she shed. I know that I am one of the reasons for the heaviness in her heart. 🎶Sing a little louder (in the presence of my enemies) Sing a little louder (louder than the unbelief) Sing a little louder (my weapon is a melody)

Daig niya pa ang pinakamabilis na hayop sa pagtatagong ginawa niya. Kaya ganito na lang ang inis ko sa kanya ngayon, alam niya ba na nanghihina ako kapag nagmamakaawa siya? Kaya ba ganito na lang ang ginagawa niya sa ‘kin ngayon? Nabaling ang tingin ko sa napakagandang room na binook ni Craise, natuwa naman ako kaya baka mabawasan ng kaunti ang sermon ko sa kanya. Pero naiisip ko pa lang na ilang linggo kaming magkasama ni Colton ay parang tumataas na kaagad ang dugo ko.