Play with the waves
Go with the flow and do not let the waves take you down or drown you. Whatever happens, swim. You'll be alright! The storm will be over soon....
On the edge
That sunken feeling in your stomach The anchor in your heart To be on the verge of crying But yet nothing comes out....
Bakit ba tayo nagsusulat?
All I know that I'm in pain, tired physically, mentally, and emotionally. So let's get started with this one question, "Bakit ba tayo nagsusulat?"...
MINGAW SA SINGAW
Mingaw sa Sigaw is a tagalog short poem written and shared by Arthur David San Juan for The Ugly Writers under the theme Stuck! for February. MINGAW SA...
Perfectly Imperfect
And we made it to Italy. and swam off the rocks, with a man we’d met in a cafe because he said we could....
Mulberry Leaf
Lies are mulberry leaves placed to bury truth about the land. But those who survived will make truth survive the legend passed....
Miles
So love listen, fuck long distance My words will reach you My love will stay true Always love, as long as I can...
Translucent
You made me understand that a broken heart can heal in a million ways. You taught me that pain can be a crayon to much happier days. And for the aches...
The Opposite of Failure – Why I Write
Poetry flowed out of me so fast and ferociously, that it actually scared me a bit. Raw emotion found its way onto the page before I had a chance...
Religion and Politics
We did not agree on much, and more often than not, I was trying to derail whatever big-government scheme he had just concocted. And, in those years that Republicans...
Camping under the stars
Once in a while, a gush of wind hits the tent and our temporary home shook. The weather forecast predicted that it will be a clear night but as...