Personal – Night Owl Thoughts

UNBOTHERED

My mind rushesTo overthink something that hasn’t happened yetIt jumps from one thought to anotherShould I stay unbothered? My eyes get tearyAt the mention of your nameIt’s one question after anotherHow do I stay unbothered? My chest hurtsTo ask, to speak, to knowIt wants clarity one way or anotherIs it right to stay unbothered?

22

I gave away 22 planners to different people for my 22nd birthday. It has been a long tradition to celebrate my even-numbered birthdays by giving back to the community. The recent ones I did were sponsoring the community pantry of my school during the pandemic and feeding street dwellers back in 2023. This year, IContinue reading “22”

Too Much Love

Writing about love isn’t hard for me ’cause I’m filled with love to share. But would you believe me if I told you that love…terrifies me sometimes. I’ve always believed that we should live life now for tomorrow isn’t certain. Visit that place you’ve been dreaming about. Eat that snack you’ve been craving for. ShowContinue reading “Too Much Love”

We were here

We were there at Macao. Where you secretly took a picture of me trying to take a photo of the huge teddy bear. We had caramel hair and matching phone cases. You almost left that yellow bag after we ran around places. We were there at Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. Where we had ourContinue reading “We were here”

JGH

I find myself both longing and assuredWhenever we part ways after a long dayIt’s his hug that tells me things will be okayThe same hug I’ll crave for but don’t say And when it’s time to say goodbye, his line goes:“Let me know when you get home.”Then he waits for my reply but does heContinue reading “JGH”

2.00

“Your grades don’t define you. “ Yeah, they don’t. But boy did it rattle me so much getting a ‘dos’ for the first time in my college life! I don’t usually mind my grades too much before. However, now that I have a plan to do on my graduation next year, getting a 2.00 suddenlyContinue reading “2.00”

Liham Kay Tatay

Hanggang ngayon ay hindi ko pa rin alam ang dahilan ng iyong paglisan. Ngunit huwag mo sanang isipin na ako’y puno ng galit at hinanakit sa’yo. Lumaki akong mabilis magpatawad. Ayaw kong mapuno ng kasamaan ang aking puso kaya’t kung ano man ang iyong rason ay tatanggapin ko. Hindi ko tanda kung nasilayan ba kitaContinue reading “Liham Kay Tatay”

Coming to terms

I’ve always expected that reaching the age of 18 will be the same as how we’ve gone through the earlier years of our lives. Just another year to experience. However, as the months progress this 2021, I’ve been noticing the frequent internal monologues that I have. Part of it is composed of me scolding myselfContinue reading “Coming to terms”