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Poems, prose, and creative work.

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Am I Cute On My Profile?

I’ve made you think of it that way. I curated myself for the media; that I was composed, that I was living the good life, not knowing the amount of shame—with a mix of mental maintenance—I have to shove down my throat.

Kyriel Ashten A. Yu · Feb 27, 2026

Ikakagalit ba ng Diyos Kapag ako ay Pinulbos?

Nang sa ganoo'y manuot ang masalimuot na kasalanang minsan ko nang winakasan.

Geboy Maghanoy (Alintaboy) · Feb 18, 2026

To stay, or Let the Echo Go?

There is a strange loneliness in hearing your own voice return to you.

p. veritas · Feb 17, 2026

Cornflower Blue: Vessel of Puncture Innocence

Silver wire that used to wrap the pendant left a mark, rust blooms there now; surfaces no longer as smooth as the other sea-glasses I own. The longer I wear it around my neck, the duller it gets—no longer cornflower…

Isadora C. · Feb 16, 2026

Valentines Special

To love is to look back

Many people claim to have no desire to look back if they were in the musician's shoes as Hermes recounts the fate of Orpheus and Eurydice. But to love is to look back. It's too long for the one who makes your heart…

Ashlee Marquez · Feb 15, 2026

Valentines Special

Fail In Love Alone

I've tried so many times to love, only to watch it slip away like sand through my fingers. Every time I open my heart, I leave it vulnerable, raw, hoping that this time it will be different. But it never was. Every…

John Benedict N. Banday · Feb 15, 2026

Valentines Special

Mukha

Ilang hakbang lang mula sa 'di kalayuan aking napagmasdan ang mga mata’y kay sarap pagmasdan.

Florenz Gie Abit · Feb 15, 2026

Valentines Special

Unlove You 3000

When I was a kid, I thought love would be the easiest thing to have when I grew older. I saw it in my parents—the way my Mom and Dad chose each other every day, the way happiness looked simple in their hands. I grew up…

John Benedict Banday · Feb 15, 2026

Valentines Special

Will You Be My Valentine?

Roses are red, violets so blue, Yet none in this world compare to you. In a sea of faces drifting by, You’re the one who caught my eye.

Florenz Gie Abit · Feb 14, 2026

Valentines Special

Sunflowers in the Basement

They told us love prefers rooftops— where it can be seen stretching its arms into sunsets, where it can glitter under the fairy lights and toast champagne to its own reflection. They said love was loud, dressed in…

Briana Erich Macaraeg (Mira) · Feb 14, 2026

Valentines Special

Cupid, Borrow My Pen

Cupid, The world has learned new ways to fall. Your arrows arrive too fast, Too clean, Too certain.

Briana Erich Macaraeg (Mira) · Feb 14, 2026

I'll Get Myself Peonies

𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐈’𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐈 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬. It’s not because of the cost, nor the extravagance, but because someone intended to give them something.

Kyriel Yu · Feb 14, 2026

Imperyalismo, Ibagsak!: Razzmatazzb2026 at ang Musika ng Pagbaklas sa Tanikala

“Imperyalismo, ibagsak!” Ito ang mariing sigaw na umalingawngaw sa Freedom Park sa idinaos na ikaapat na araw ng UPLB February Fair 2026. Sa ilalim ng Razzmatazz, ang programa ay hindi lamang nagsilbing entablado ng…

Ken Jansen Vinuya · Feb 14, 2026

Valentines Special

Rivers Don’t Possess the Sea

Love is one of the most extraordinary experiences of being alive. It has the power to lift the spirit with a single glance, to warm the coldest days with a simple word, and to turn ordinary moments into everlasting…

Gabriel Padin · Feb 14, 2026