Nowhere Can The Golden Light Stay
As night birds call softly to the sky
cicadas and crickets noisily singing
as the golden hour slowly drifts by.
Unexpected Life
Unexpected Life is an essay written by CesarR Banaag Jr and shared with The Ugly Writers under the theme Catharsis: Healing Through Narrative for the month of June Unexpected Life This is something I didn’t expect, Suddenly everything…
WAMPIPTE
“Piliin mo ang mga bagay na makapagpapasaya sa’yo. Life is too short para ma-stress kaya ENJOY LIFE!”
Mare Tama Na – Martina
Sa tanghalia'y hapag ko ang bigat ng konsensiyang pasan-pasan ng dib-dib kong naninikip.
Kailan sila titigil? Hindi ko batid.
Paulit-ulit, nakakasira, nakakapundi.
Sana
Pinili ko sana ang makinig sa iyo.
Pinigilan ko sana ang galit sa puso ko.
A Jilted Lover
They don't know I created this virus so that they would finally love me and stay with me. I am becoming like a jilted lover!
Spaces
I still walk down lonely corridors hoping to find you on my next turn.
You are never there waiting for me.
I hear you whispering my name more often than I care to admit.
Traces
The walk seemed endless, but after a while, I found myself back to where I started. It had been a painful walk in the shadows. I thought I could face it with less tears, but I didn't. Although, by any means, I think I had been braver still.
House of Pain
her happiness, his glee
her problems, his concerns
everything is kept in a mother's heart
no complaints, part of a mother's journey
no detours, always straight home.
How to escape suicide
Palm the weight of your fear,
Break the siege of your grief.
Become a city free of shattered things
Stretch your hands toward heaven
then blow your worries to the air.
I am Industrious
Industry - A representation of how we view our function as well as the day-to-day tasks that we are assigned to do. We simply work hard and know how to manage our time, effort, and resource." In that statement, I saw that I am an industrious person.
Gone and Departed
Hearts shed people throughout life-
like broken angels crossing time-
in the form of lovers and loved ones.