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Crossroads
Shall I leave now? The glitter of promises lead me away from the hope in your eyes. I am reluctant, though, and afraid to leave the safety and the shelter of the song in your arms where l am seen, and...
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El Nido Summer
He was older and witty and smart, and I fell for him, of course. I was young, passionate and idealistic, and I felt that he loved me, too. It was a season of hope, promise, and shared dreams; and its...
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“Stay”
Tonight’s the perfect night to think about you. The rain is falling hard on the trees outside, the wind is rushing through the night, and a woman is singing of memories and regrets on the radio. So...
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Coke Floats and Letting Go
My mind drifts as I watch my plastic straw chasing the chocolate syrup around the bottom of my coke float. It’s four o’clock in the morning, and nobody else is on the second floor of the 24-hour...
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Losing Faith
It’s over. Finally, I can breathe. I can have a life again, something apart from always trying to be there for you. I can stop trying to understand, trying to make you see that we can work through...
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The Cybercrime Law, RH Bill, and a Call to Vigilance
Whew. What a crazy couple of months it’s been here in the Philippines. While the country’s still in the heat of the Reproductive Health Bill battle, a new law was passed that made both pro- and anti-RH...
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