the unabridged reader

  • [Poem] Polaris

    • 🌿 • I wander the world with a path unfathomed And dilly dallies that stopper my momentum I built my windows wide and tall But shadows sometimes hover and crawl At times I fold, and night becomes long My thoughts welcomed the eternal fall But despite the toss and turns and furls Polaris stays Read more

  • [Reflection] Remember When

    Remember when your dreams were big, but your house was small?  Your body was brimming with energy, but there wasn’t enough room to move. Remember the words, “If only… then I could…”? Your current circumstance is so full of limitations, that you’re so impatient to break free- break free from college, from grades, from your Read more

  • A French Cafe

      I discovered my love for watercolor painting last year, after attending a Play/Art/Music Seminar for therapists and educators. Growing up, I have never been labeled as good in anything related to drawing. When it comes to the Arts, I’ve always been at home with singing and performing. So many years later, I was pleasantly Read more

  • [Reflection] Why Art Is Healing

      In the current state of the world, combined with our attachment to social media, not a day will pass by without coming across at least one upsetting piece of news article on the internet. Most times, it makes me want to close my eyes and turn away- forget that I am even a part 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

  • [Rumination] Gene Pool

    There are people who will watch silently as you fail and make a fool of yourself. Then there are people who choose to be frank to help you save yourself from public disgrace. There are people you’ve known for awhile who will defend you behind your back. Then there are people who will say yes 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

  • Prose – A Painter

    In the middle of a room, a painter sat on a wooden stool, holding a color palette on his left hand, and a paint brush on his right. In front of him stood a blank canvass, waiting to be filled with hues and images the painter has formed in his creative mind. Behind him, a Read more

  • The Loudest Scream That is The Sound of my Keyboard

    “Overcoming a considerable amount of self-doubt and nursing a wounded pride can definitely take its toll on a person.” Read more