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Poetry

  • [Poem] From the Moon

    • 🌿 • And when you hear my nameor recall the way I lookDoes it make you think of happy timesor only the pain it took When you look at her faceand she doesn’t smileDoes it make you missthe tears I criedWhen we’re sat on the couchand I whispered howNot even light yearscan measure the Read more

  • [Poem] Tension

    Everytime I call your name, Does this heart’s yearning reach you? At night I see just these four corners, I am a prison of a regretful past. My darling, it’s only you that remains. But your silence is giving me pain. I hear you, loud and clear. Though I wish I can cut my ear. Read more

  • [Fiction] Civilized Apes | Part I

    Genre: Fiction, Series Summary: Two strangers’ discussion about the current state of civilization She went inside the establishment, not at all flustered considering she has never been inside one before. She had no idea what kind of bar it was. She was too rattled. She just needed a drink. Today was supposed to be the Read more

  • [Poem] Ulilang Pangarap

    • 🌿 • Sa pagdaan ng oras, araw at taon,Ang dapat mawala’y hindi na naglaonAko’y sabik parin sa pagkakataon, Sa’yong mga titig na kay lambing noonNgunit ayoko nang masaktan na muli,Sa paghangad sa iyong naglahong yumiAno ba ang sanhi, ba’t ito binawi?Hanggang kailan itong puso magtitimpi? Isang gabing hindi na matapos-taposAno ang kahulugan ng bawat kilos?Alalahanin ang Read more

  • Poem – In Time

    • 🌿 • I can’t buy you a house, but I’ll give you a home. Against whatever odds, I’ll be your comfort zone. From morning ’til night, I am sure to nag. As sure as I will listen, each time you lag. I’ll push you to the edge until you’re flying. We’ll soar then converge Read more

  • Poem – Still Thankful

    • 🌿 • An hour past midnight, and my heart is thumping. Because I am anguished- For the times lost that I could never relive; for the happiness that was only a reprieve. Because I am anxious- For being mundane and powerless to know the “will’s”. If I can just glimpse on the “then’s” of Read more