The Weight of our “I love Yous”

The Weight of our “I love Yous”

𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘢. Your big, brown, pretty eyes bore into mine. 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘢. You said for what might be the twenty-third time today. You took my hands and clasped them in yours, peppering my knuckles with soft, tender kisses. Sometimes, I wonder, 𝘸π˜ͺ𝘭𝘭 𝘡𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘦 𝘒 π˜₯𝘒𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘦...
Pag-ibig ang Gamot sa Galit

Pag-ibig ang Gamot sa Galit

May mga gabing pundido na ang ilaw ng pagtitimpi ko. Hikaos na ang dating malalakas na dibdib. Ang mga binti ko’y markado na ng ilang hagdang binabatak paakyat ng footbridge, pakikipagsapalaran sa kumpol ng tao sa tren, at ilang patayang oras sa paghihintay ng...
Forgotten, But Not Gone

Forgotten, But Not Gone

We sat on our familiar porch I looked out at the field, the golden sun glistening on the grass as the wind puffed past You called over our eldest and threw him the football with the same vigor as your youth You called over our youngest and handed her a sketch you made...
My Love, Be Known

My Love, Be Known

I exist as the raging waves that clash on seawalls As I wash through people I have loved And in my waves, I keep parts of them with me My salt from their tears, bubbles from their laughter Tides I’ve carried from different seas β€” I’ve drowned. I am the sun with its...
Love is a common paradox, isn’t it? – An Open Letter

Love is a common paradox, isn’t it? – An Open Letter

𝑻𝒐 π’šπ’π’–, π’˜π’‰π’π’”π’† π’”π’Žπ’Šπ’π’†π’” 𝒅𝒆𝒇𝒆𝒂𝒕 π’Žπ’š π’˜π’π’†π’”. Perhaps this is the letter you will least expect me to send. It may not start with those cheesy lines, β€œI miss the way your hair lands on my cheek,” or those seemingly smitten heart notes bombarded with β€œI would have given you the...
It’s December

It’s December

I am clumsy, awkward, and cloddish, with two left feet. I just noticed a bruise on my knee. I try to make up for the lack of gracefulness with winged eyeliner and tinted lips. Now, the city is drenched in red and green, decorated with stars and a baby. It’s...