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January 11, 2026

star-crossed in one word at a time

how could I have known when the naivety of youth triumphs over the reality of life when we unknowingly spent more time together recognizing each other habits learning and sharing the secrets we ...


November 02, 2025

dominos in one word at a time

the first domino - the wail of a newborn and it began all in a single day the walls that echoed our laughter the plethora of smells that invokes the memories i buried deep within the silence tha...


August 30, 2025

Haunted in one word at a time

What am I if not a disbeliever of my own virtue What am I if not a fool of my own vices Here I lie awake, in the hound of the night Recounting the silent steps towards an untimely end Reliving t...


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July 06, 2025

Ties in one word at a time

A noose to the neck A red string of passion A call for prayer A reason to live for Or to perish for


July 06, 2025

Fool in one word at a time

Am I a fool To stay when I’m unwanted ? To hope when it’s hopeless ? To yearn when it’s lobsided ? To play a game I know I’m losing ? To chase for shadows ? But you. You made me feel like it’s a...


July 06, 2025

Conflicting in one word at a time

I smile whenever I am with you In sorrow I seek you In darkness I yearn for you I thought butterflies are exaggerated Yet here I am falling head over heels for you But why does it hurt so much? ...


March 07, 2025

Envy in one word at a time

Oh, to be the moon that watches over you at night To be the sun that brightens up your day To be a home that keeps you safe To be the breeze that gently blows over your face To be someone who ow...


March 07, 2025

Faith in one word at a time

Frail yet persistent. Tormenting yet salvable. The soul writhes and struggles for forgiveness as it waits for the day to come. The day it all ends.


March 07, 2025

Again in one word at a time

There she goes again. A smile that brightens the world. A laugh that gives you butterflies. She turns and she is all that mattered. And there she goes again.


March 07, 2025

Fairytale in one word at a time

A life heard of a life lived In hardships we emphatize Through stormy nights we endure With simple gestures shown You, who I wish for Isolated in a tower of self preservation So reserved yet so ...


March 07, 2025

Colors in one word at a time

I told you I like the color blue Truthfully, I like a lot of other colors too. Like the color of your brown eyes glistening with comfort Or the perky yellow top you wore at Maruki’s I also adore...


March 07, 2025

Waves in one word at a time

A presence as radiant as the warm sunlight With that gentle gaze from those graceful slits Caged by clear black rectangles of clarity Oh how lucky is the sun ? To be able to kiss you whenever it...


October 17, 2024

Blue in one word at a time

I like the color blue Whether the monday blues I shared with you Or the blue skies of a city you once visited Even the blue scrubs that looks great on you With that blue bangle you always have w...


October 17, 2024

three in one word at a time

I want you to know that you made this life worth living. I thought my world ended when I failed myself and yet, there you are, shining so bright to my eyes. Like a moth drawn to a flame, I flew ...


December 06, 2019

Sky in one word at a time

I had always like the sky. I like how the clear sea-blue sky exudes calmness and serenity. I like how the glistening starry sky of a pitch dark night emanates complexity and intelligence. I like ...


December 01, 2019

Game in one word at a time

Sometimes it feels like I am living a life predetermined, pre-programmed, like how you played a character in a video game, restricted to the rules of the game and preset set for you. At times, I ...


November 29, 2019

Blessings in one word at a time

Last month was like a rollercoaster ride for me. Was it enjoyable? Yes. Was it scary? Somewhat. Would I ride it again? I’ll guess I have to think about it once the need arises but for now, I woul...


October 15, 2019

Lily in one word at a time

You, the one I grew up with. Your antics, your child-like personality, your naivety and everything that completed you had been and always will be one of the reasons why I walk on my path. Your ob...


October 06, 2019

Time in one word at a time

I am lost. I feel that I keep on losing myself as the days go by, leaving memoir at its trails and fragments of who I used to be, who I aspired to be, who I am destined to be. A coward, I had alw...


August 01, 2019

Silence in one word at a time

It’s been a while since I enjoyed some silence and solitude in my life. Everything feels in place and I am in control. But what is this uneasiness inside of me? Is it the perky sunny side of me r...


July 04, 2019

Coward in one word at a time

I am one. I knew it since I was a kid. How I avoided fights with rationality or rather excuses sometimes. How I ignored my displeasure to avoid conflicts. How I solved problems with money as a me...


May 05, 2019

Infinite in one word at a time

How is it like to live life to the fullest? How is it like tapping your unknown potential, your exclusive peculiarity to reach the epitome of your branches of life, the king of your own world? Wo...


April 18, 2019

View in one word at a time

Here I am, lying awake, stomach growling, body shivering to the cold weather of Amsterdam dusk, I ponder upon the fact of how lucky I am. Had I said no to my beloved mother invitation, I would no...


April 03, 2019

Desire in one word at a time

I crave more than I can receive. I seek a material, a medium to satisfy my satiety of never-ending lust of consumption in a form that is ever-changing like how a water shapes itself to its contai...


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