By: Kamille PangantihonArtwork by Chris Harold Medina Oh, how majestic the deep blue is! Both beautiful and dangerousWith fishes swimming along with the waves And snakes hiding beneath the caves Truly, the ocean is a vast bowl of mystery But what is happening to its beauty? The heart of our planet, the giver, the protector Is now losing the colors of its home Once populated with vibrant hues of innocence,Now polluted with a man’s negligence Why do we […]
By: Kamille PangantihonArtwork by Samantha Denise Torres Twenty years have passedAspirations were then categorizedThe ambitious, the achievable I wish I could play againAnd dream againLike a carefree childUnbounded by limitationsFuelled by imaginations I became so good at building my dreamsThat reaching them became too difficult, it seems I was tryingIt was tiring To walk through
By: Danielle Hannah V. ArandaArtwork by Paula Tongol The slow rustle and creak The high-pitched whisper of friction as weight shifts in your seat There is an explosion on screen, and a woman is crying Accompanied with the failed containment of chips Shattering in the 7-year-old’s mouth “Whoa!” a magpie on scenic view lands on a barren branch—someone just
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By: Jaime Gabrielle PojolArtwork by Chris Harold Medina A fingertip away from a dream Holding unto the end and slipping into the darkIt felt so relieving to just let goTo just forget about the pain and sorrow The temptation to just fall and be consumedSo afraid and lost within the cold abyssI don’t want to lose
By: Jaime GabrielleArtwork by Angelo Robles Perfection is key for a project to pass with flying colorsA wordy explanation to cover all the detailsA story that’s picturesque for the reader to visualize the beauty of words Heart-warming, heartbreaking are the plots that captivate usA fictional story that enraptures usIt tickles our senses and plays with
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By: Jaime GabrielleArtwork by Samantha Denise Torres Lesson One: When Good Things Fall Apart Seize the moment as it happens. Use several senses to ensure yourself that this is real and you’re experiencing it because that’s what I’m doing… Hey, I’m Gabriel Parker and this is lesson one based on the experiences I had gone
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By: Danielle Hannah V. ArandaArtwork by Angelo Robles Even your thoughts are tatteredThe innocent and naive urgency of the heartThe stars dictate that air does not feelBut your still breath disproves their predictions Pace your beat, it might echo loud enough to be heardCompose only yourself and halt your fingersBefore they dedicate another ballad Convince
By: Danielle Hannah V. ArandaArtwork by Paula Tongol Your mind exudes brilliance unlike any otherAir whirls into portals, bridging mine to step into the psyche of the world itself I find myself peeking into the lens of the world Every microscopic view for nothing gets past You, all-encompassing and spiritually drivenHighways come alight with your rapid
By: Kamille PangantihonArtwork by Samantha Denise Torres I always ponder upon the thought of living somebody else’s second life… or the thought of who or what I will be in my next life. Could I be the transmigration or metempsychosis of a famous celebrity, or of a serial killer, or of a poultry chicken? I
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By: Danielle ArandaArtwork by Samantha Denise Torres I can’t hide from the nights that turn my bones to stone. My refuge cannot be found by hiding in crevices and coexisting with my fear until I become a part of it. There will be centuries of the earth’s gravity weighing me down to phase into the
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