Ryan Paul S. Balagtas, Author at The Ugly Writers

I accepted the lies Ran away from the truth... And like a lost fire fly I chase after my youth.

Nothing else provides a better example of a missed shot than the story of Adam and Eve from the Book of Genesis

Alone in my bed... A day after Valentine’s... Sober and broken. Leaves all dried up The wind is chasing my soul There is no more hope.

Heartbreak Senryu

I am still mourning The painful defeat and loss There is no love here....

Cathartic Poetry is created to relieve the dialectic tension of thoughts that have become too overwhelming, confusing, and painful to make sense of. – RB Hovey (NCBI, June 2018)

This October, it will be all about coping up with pain through writing. Catharsis: Healing Through Narrative will feature stories and experiences that serve as therapy.

Ryan Paul S. Balagtas

Paradise Not Lost

Genesis

Seduction X

Heartbreak Senryu