Hack and Stab

Boy: You like violence...
You: No. I'm interested what propels people to become violent.
Boy: Have you watched snuff films?
You: The closest ones are those Hostel movies. I was able to watch the first and the sequel. I was bothered when I saw that woman who was hanged on top of a bathtub and another one came, slitted the throat of the hanged one and bathed on the blood. What insanity has arrested such minds?
Boy: You got aroused...
You: No, I got revolted!
Boy: What would you do with such knowledge on human behavior?
You: I could tell my friends to guard their kids on becoming monsters due to exposure to violence and to be there in suggesting on what things to deal with...
Boy: You were exposed to Peter Straub's "Julia"?
You: Yes. It's one of my favorite books. I read it when I was still in college. I could not forget that scene when Julia stabbed her doll continuously. She eventually started killing little animals...
Boy: Is this a real-life issue? It seems you're so engrossed with it...
You: There are no records about serial killers of sorts... but violence at home existed long before. There are husbands who see their wives as their properties and some parents are making their children as objects. Violence is universal...
Boy: What do you think is the root?
You: Of violence? I think it's anger rooted from power and selfishness. When people would only consider themselves devoid of empathy... Basically, violence stems from evil.
Boy: Are we capable of being violent?
You: Of course. That's why we have to guard ourselves from immersing to too much anger caused by emotional hang-ups and setbacks.
Boy: So, you'd continue exposing yourself from such...evil? What if you'd see it as a norm?
You: That's the reason films and TV shows are being reviewed by the authorities to be classified if they are for General Patronage, Parental Guidance, Restricted or X...
Boy: So onward violence?
You: No, Stop Violence! We have to constantly monitor the micro and macro activities of our society since we are part of it... then do something about them for the common good.

(photo: wildaboutmovies.com)

Darkness Fell

Some asked you why long for trysts in the dark? Actually, you don't. You just have to. People around you seem to conceal the harsh realities. There are some who would rather talk about rainbows and flowers. They're beautiful alright. But what about the harsh realities we often conceal? What about the feelings we stifle so to deny the pain and what about those whose stories need to be told for us to do something? You see, a stand would be a good starting point towards a step, even a simple one...

When a weeping mother would say "I'm OK" even if she is nursing bruises due to domestic violence, we consider this as none of our business. It's a private thing, we like to assure ourselves with such reason. When we see a little child on the street so dirty and so hungry, we like diverting our eyes to the flowers. When we see our neighbor's kids smoking and flirting around with boys at midnight, we put more pillows near our ears and blame technology for having kids like these around.

Yeah, we don't have the time for these thoughts. We are so busy with our lives and we don't like to muddle with things which could not make us rich. We leave the church activities to the "poor" and bloat our egos with activities in the society like gatherings and social drinking and self-serving things like gambling... Money is using us to become worldly slaves.

We are allowing our society to eat on its own towards decay. When someone would tell us these, a lot would react and find retorts like: Who is he by the way? Why is he talking like that, as if he's perfect! That faggot!

It's sad to think that human nature is having a reverse evolution. These could be seen on our kids...

Dogs are territorial beasts, they like to mark their territory by peeing on the soil. Once another dog would come to his area, he would fight even to his death by simply not allowing someone to cross his territory. We see this attitude with the kids in Doyos and Baybay. Rocks would fly when someone would simply cross the border. Even if the priest would become hoarse with his sermons to stop such evil, we get distracted by trying to find the rainbow.

Whenever these things happen, we could not dare tell our children. They're better than us and we are too busy looking for our own pleasures. We find ways and means to buy moisturizers, straighten our hair and find effective astringents to whiten our skin...

That's the reason why it's good to have trysts in the dark and pull some things to the light. Even if the things there could hurt and turn one's stomach, he must visit such places.

We could start looking at our children and give them an avenue where darkness is present but not threatening. We have to be there for them. Our legacy could start within...

Come to the dark, let's have a tryst. Who knows we might find some things in there worth our efforts than simply existing.

Let's have a life.


(Art: dansemacabrenz.com)

Unsated

The id is the impulsive, child-like portion of the psyche that operates on the "pleasure principle" and only takes into account what it wants and disregards all consequences. - Freud (wikipedia.org)

She received her salary for the month. Forgetting about the bills piling up, she went to a nearby boutique and bought a blouse half the amount of her salary. She then went to the salon for a make-over. Her hair needs re-bonding... Then, with some money left in her purse, she went inside the grocer's and bought a large pouch of Doritos and 5 bars of Babe Ruth. She must taste such things which she was deprived of as a child...

Antonio's hands itched as he imagined the cellphone on his hand. Indeed, it would make him more "interesting" with that new model from LG. He hastily completed the form for his loan in a local bank. He won't mind the high interest of the loan as long as he could realize the look he would be projecting. He smiled as he pictured all eyes focusing on him with his new gadget.

When the toll for the dead at eight in the evening was announced by the church bells, Mokong smiled. He touched the strawberry-flavored condoms inside his pocket. and shivered at the thought of Lyka's breasts. He must prove his masculinity when the girl told him via text that "she is as delicious as crepe". He could not remember eating the food she related herself but he knew it must be yummy... His brother warned him about teen pregnancy but damn him, life is short!

The young child cried as he felt hunger. The mother continued with her story telling session with the neighbors. The child's cries intensified and the mother found a rubber slipper and hit the child's arms telling him to shut up. The child sobbed and started crawling to one corner of the house... He then noticed a dead cockroach and picked it.

The dead insect sounded crunchy inside the toddler's mouth. The little child smiled as he drooled.


(Artwork: supermankind.wordpress.com)