Writing
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The sensation can also be likened to that of a morsel that is being devoured by a monster. I am but a minuscule and insignificant existence; but I am being flattered by the monster’s physiology that refuses to metabolise me. So I remain stuck within its jaws; enduring perpetual chewing, grinding, bruising, tearing. Read more
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Unfurling the sails of my writing journey I am wallowing in so much regret and self-pity for abandoning my first love. And for what? For years of misdirection, stagnation, and even worse— regression? I am a daughter of an English Major. My childhood was filled with different types of children’s literature. Growing older, my tastes Read more
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• 🌿 • 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
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I am a writer because I believe in freedom– the freedom to write stories- mine, yours, and theirs. I am a writer because I have courage– the courage to reveal my soul and become vulnerable; the courage to reveal my thoughts despite knowing not all will assent; the courage to use my voice to express Read more
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I fell into the ocean. Once, twice, three times. Once. I welcomed the water. I sunk deeper and deeper until I was compact, pressed from all sides. After a while, I noticed that no matter how deep, there was that light. The light that blindsided me; that which sent me down, down, down. Down the Read more
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• 🌿 • 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
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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
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• 🌿 • 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
the unabridged reader 