OTOT

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Jerone Avel S. Cansino

Sa pagsabog mo, sila'y napapasigaw!
Ikaw ay mahahalata, hindi man umalingawngaw
Ikaw ay lumalabas, sa pagkakataong panakaw
sa kailaliman ng bituka, ikaw ay sumisingaw


Oh tunay nga naman, ika'y nakaririndi
Sa puso't isip, ilong ng marami
Matapos mailabas tigib ng pagsisisi
Masakit sa tenga hindi man nakabibingi


Oh anong ligaya ang sa twina'y nadarama
Kapag nailabas nang walang disgrasya
Sa bawat pagpigil huwag sanang mabigla
kundi, mabangong hangin, sasama bigla


Anong klaseng tao ka, kung walang pakinabang?
ang buhay mong hubad, tila isang hung-hang
kasama sa pulutong ng makapal na balang
mabuti siguro'y isubo ka sa tikbalang


Ang otot ba talaga, ay sadyang masama?
o ang mga taong sobra humusga?
Ito ay naglilinis ng maruming bituka
sa masakit na sikmura nagbbigay ginhawa


May mga bagay na kung akalain ay masama
na sa bawat panahon, ay kasumpa-sumpa
ngunit! datapwa't ! aba!
may kabutihan ding dala


Kung ang hatid mo'y puro sakit, 
Ika'y magtanong na kung bakit
Ang buhay mong sagad na pangit
Gawin mo na ngayon, na kaakit-akit


Ang otot nga ay may pakinabang
sa ating kalikasan at mga halaman
Masasabi ko ang otot, kumpara sayo'y mainam
Kumpara sa buhay mong, tigib ng katamaran

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