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Continue reading →: EchoesWords came scratching their way up my throat. I wanted to scream my feelings out to breathe, but everything seemed like a slo-mo, black and white film. What was I about to say? I saw through someone else’s eyes. Or were they mine? I walked back through my mind to…
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Continue reading →: 10/18/2023To everyone who never doubtsShe is contented and overjoyedFor beauty is on her side, always‘But isn’t there more to life than this?’Her heart bursts to pieces as she walks Her face is a beautiful paintingYet her eyes speak so differentlyWhenever they catch people lookingThey scream so loud, but no one…
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Continue reading →: Muse of DreamsMore than a decade has passed since my university professor required our class to get a copy of Ray Bradbury’s Zen in the Art of Writing. The name struck something familiar, but I didn’t give much thought to it. I never knew that in that short span of time, I would…
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Continue reading →: AfflictionA disease, an escape from the stringsBreathe in and out, count to tenI love thee but he loves herA thousand times over Heartbeats fast, slow, peaks, and pitsI love thee but he loves herOver and over, for today and tomorrowTo this I stop, look, and laugh Heartbeats pauseBreakLeave no trace…
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Continue reading →: Pag-ibig sa Panahon ng Tag-arawHindi ganoon katagalAng panahon ng pagmamahal Sa sikat ng haring arawMakikita ang tanglaw Sa mata ng bawat bata’t matandaMay kislap na nakatutuwaNgunit mapait pala talagaAng tunay na kuwentong dala nila Kay gagaan ng kanilang yapakAlam mong napakabusilakMay mga makukulay na bulaklakSa daang kanilang tinatahak Ngunit sa tuwing tag-arawSa puso lang…
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Continue reading →: Is it wrong to live in your own bubble?Stepping out of my comfort zone has always been challenging. The safety of being in my bubble at times helped me survive. As I got older, I put less thought into the various events and happenings beyond my circle. I have kept myself in a bubble to save my sanity.…
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Continue reading →: CuriousButterflies grow restless each dayFlying high up our hearts to stayUntil their little wings give outThey flap strongly all throughout Wishing someday they will be freedFrom this rotting place that’s their keep Yet no one answered their request Until a sudden gust of wind kissesThen tears fall, leaving them in…
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Continue reading →: 2023.08.02As the sun burns its goodbyeWe exclaim a deep sighWe look up and say thanksTo the one who gives us grace, A smile forms on our lipsWe close our eyes and sleepFor we know tomorrow comesWith the sky brighter than today I am that person who would always be delighted…
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Continue reading →: DreamsFar away my dreams would goBeyond the light within my heartFace front the dusk of dawnWithout the passion that builds walls I’m saying something I shouldn’t haveBut my lips long for resurrectionFor everything means nothing without thoughtOf my reality drawn into fantasy Songs are beautifully written for someoneBut without rhythm,…
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Continue reading →: RememberingWaves crash slowly while the sea glittersThe sun burns a great red; the birds fly aboveThe blue sea watches as the mountains witnessAs the waves gently touch the woman standing By the shore, she looks ahead,Mind way beyond the horizonHer hair falls just right on her shoulders Oh, splashes here…
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