I remember Spider-man whining about how having superpowers is both a blessing and a curse. You know what I think is both a blessing and a curse? PUBLIC RESTROOMS. Public restrooms provide the momentary, but immediate and much-needed comfort and…
I can barely open my eyes And the rectangular lamps that hang above me, promptly providing light are only making it worse The loud bantering of people nearby are like a series of thunder in a sudden downpour I want…
I wake up and my hands wake up with me I work, and yes, they work with me The right writes endless strokes and dotted lines Smoothly glides the tip of my pen against the vast white paper on my…
Every year since I finished high school, around March and April, I get constantly bothered by an uneasy feeling. I usually get fast and hard thumps on my chest and a troubled tummy. I get anxious, nervous, and fearful that…
I don’t think you have even the slightest idea How much I hurt How difficult it is to move on from the past Because the pain, the pain you caused persists No matter how many times I try and pick…
I gaze upon a bed of darkness Only when I squint do I see a bit of twinkling Each glitter a reminder of dreams and hopes Each weak flicker whispering to take a firm grip and hold on. I stretch…
You’re on your usual quiet morning. You’re already either busy with work or still ogling over the latest news on the internet. Enter one of your workmates. A short distance separates you and the office entrance, and you hear workmate…
Have you ever done something you never really wanted Been with someone you never really cared for Been anywhere you didn’t want to be in Stuck at a situation But still go through with it? Simply because you have no…
I thought we were on our way to something wonderful — Something grand Something beautiful. All of a sudden, I wake up to a new day with you gone. Just like that — Like the days and weeks before…
I stand in the middle of a field Endless tall greens surround me I feel the cool chill of the wind brush on my face I close my eyes and hear the leaves whisper I have no clue where to…
Girl, there’s nothing wrong if you shed those tears You are only human And as strong as you aim to be You also feel hurt, you feel pain But try not to cry for too long Don’t sit in a…
Mom and I had our haircuts the other day. While I was having mine, and mom was waiting for me, an elderly lady came in and started chatting up my stylist. When she noticed my very short hair (I now…
There was once a time, not too long ago When she went on her days, without a care in the world. Hurt, scarred, and bruised She vowed never again to let her heart be abused. Then on one of those…
My phone died today So I had to use an old one Imagine how it felt To find I still had our old messages of love. I read each one again As if it were the first time It brought…
What if the world you’ve known all your life isn’t real? And everything was just a scheme — A movie-like sequence that keeps repeating — A scene full of re-telling, And runs through someone’s directing? I ask you, would you…