Para sa mga binitawan nating pangarap
Sabi nila, "Ang buhay ay parang gulong. Minsan nasa taas, minsan nasa baba."
Mirasol · Apr 12, 2026
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Literary
Poems, prose, and creative work.
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Sariling buhay ang Inialay, noong ika'y Nawalay
Simula nang ikaw ay nakita ko sa handaan ng aking kaarawan, ako ay nabighani sa iyong kasikigan at ka-gwapuhan. Tumibok nang napakabilis ang aking puso simula noon. Araw-araw kong sinusulat sa aking talaarawan ang bawat…
Makoto · Apr 11, 2026
My most invented saint
I loved you best when you were least yourself. That is the confession. Before I knew the timbre of your temper, before I witnessed the small selfishnesses that make a person solid and real, I had already drafted you in…
Valerielle · Apr 9, 2026
I Love You, Goodbye
I don’t remember the exact moment I fell for you.
John Benedict N. Banday · Apr 9, 2026
Gulong ng Walang Wakas
May aninong laging sumusunod sa akin, kahit sa liwanag ng araw, kahit sa katahimikan ng gabi. Hindi ito umaalis, hindi ito humihinto— isang paalala ng paulit-ulit na laban na hindi kailanman natatapos. Ang aking katawan…
Sundeiitales · Apr 9, 2026
"OH, JUAN! MANAHIMIK KA NALANG!"
Tahimik ang paligid, ngunit hindi ito payapang katahimikan. Ito'y katahimikang parang bibig na tinahi ng karayom ng takot, parang lalamunang nilagyan ng kandado ng kapangyarihan. Ang tanging naririnig ng madla ay ang…
John Benedict N. Banday · Apr 9, 2026
I Despise the Bernoulli's Principle
They say that in probability, nothing is ever certain. Every presence carries the quiet possibility of absence. Every arrival already contains the chance of departure. It is the logic of chance, the mathematics of…
John Benedict Banday · Apr 9, 2026
Sana Hindi Kita Makita, Sana Hindi Nalang Kita Nakilala
Malapit na kami mag-graduate. Isang taon na lang. Nakakagulat nga: noong isang pikit ko lang ng mata, gumagala pa kami sa school kasama ang mga dati kong kaibigan noong ika-walong baitang , tapos ngayon, huling taon ko…
Glass · Apr 9, 2026
Wala nang pagpapastulan ng kalabaw
Wala nang damong humahaplos sa paa ng umaga. Ang kampanilya’y hindi na kumakalansing sa hangin, nilamon ng makina at businang sumisigaw sa lansangan.
Maningning · Apr 9, 2026
When Sleep Paralysis Breaks Through My Escape
Sleep paralysis wakes me up faster than my alarm. My body freezes. My chest feels heavy. Unable to speak. Unable to breathe. And I know my demon has come again. I never knew his figure; he was always faceless…
Jean S. Cais · Apr 9, 2026
Pag-iipunan ko sana…
Lumaki akong naniniwala na may katumbas ang lahat ng mahalaga— may presyo ang pangarap, may sukli ang pagod, may balik ang bawat ibinibigay. Na kung magsusumikap ka lang, kung magtitiis ka nang sapat, darating din ang…
John Benedict N. Banday · Apr 9, 2026
ICE WILL EVENTUALLY MELT
I'm scared. I've already seen half of my classmates get deported. I'm afraid that I'll be next. I can already see people in black suits, pretending to be the police and military officials, making rounds all over the…
Kerbee de Leon · Apr 9, 2026
Sa Loob ng Dalawampu’t Apat na Oras
Sa bawat pagpindot ko ng mga letra sa teklado at sa bawat litratong ipinapaskil ko sa aking kuwento sa sosyal medya, may isang pangalan na hindi ko maisulat. Pinipili ko ang mga salitang kayang magtago—mga pangungusap…
Kyla D. Feliciano · Apr 8, 2026
Deny It Yourself (D.I.Y.)
You picked up a piece of paper dropped on the floor.
Denisse L. Castro (Praesepe) · Apr 8, 2026
It Wasn't My Shadow Following Me
It was ten in the evening when I started walking home. The streets were empty, the kind of empty that feels like permission—but for the wrong people.
John Benedict Banday · Apr 6, 2026
A Life Built on Someone Else’s Spare Change
The sky above the narrow street surrendered its final hues of violet and orange, yielding to the encroaching ink of the evening. High above, tangled webs of electric wires cut jagged silhouettes against the fading…
Aloid Rivero · Apr 3, 2026
When My Mom Cries
I used to think my mom was unbreakable. Like no matter how hard life hit us, she'd just take it. Smile, fix things, make everything feel okay again. She always knew what to say, what to do. It felt like she had answers…
John Benedict N. Banday · Apr 2, 2026
To the books I bought, but never read
I bought you on days when time felt generous.
Maningning · Apr 2, 2026
Women'S Month Special
Strong Women Cry Too
Most women show themselves as strong, independent, and completely unshakable. They are the mirrorballs of the room — shimmering and bright, reflecting everyone's best versions back into the light. At school, at work, in…
Ashlee Marquez · Mar 30, 2026
Women'S Month Special
Girlhood is the first grave
There are two ways to bury a girl six feet under: in silence and in violence.
Savirana, bInsight PH Web · Mar 30, 2026
Before You Hate Yourself
Not with a ruler or a scale, but with imagined eyes—glances you swear linger for too long, whispers you're sure happen when you turn away, thoughts you made up for yourself. You learn to see yourself through a distorted…
Mikaela Limpag · Mar 27, 2026
Hakbang ng Pagod
Lumalaki ka, at sa bawat hakbang, ramdam mo ang kawalan ng gabay. Ang mundo ay hindi nag-aabala na magpaliwanag, at ang mga sagot na dati mong inaasahan ay hindi palaging darating. Ang mga simpleng desisyon—kung ano ang…
Lia Abellana · Mar 27, 2026
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