Colors are binary. The common blue for boys, Pink for girls— A deviation is unordinary But what of hues do they never name? Ones that burn brighter

Staring at the newly lodged door in my room, my curiosity grows each passing second. I can't recall this being here at all; it stands out fr

Sun rays burned on my skin as I walked through an overused path. Bushes well-trimmed, trees that great day as the weather did not betray. I

All my mother ever wanted was to survive. When she was born, the only family heirloom she could pass on was ambition. There was no money to the family name, no land to inherit—there was only grit and desire to be more than this little hometown, to be more than this provincial life

I miss the lightning, the thunder so frightening, the sky so loud I’m crumbling, the moonlight so settling. I heard the screams once again,

In an instance where an angel would appear in my dreams to ask for what my heart yearns for, I would wish for a universe where I wouldn’t be

The world drowns in a spectrum of colors. Colors as bright as the daylight, catching your attention with their striking hues. Colors as dark

This is not a eulogy — this is a paean. I have faced horrors incessantly, but there is nothing for me to mourn. I am a glory outliving eons.

Bilang isang Gen. Z na mag-aaral, hindi ko maitatanggi na ninais kong umalis at magtrabaho sa ibang bansa pagkatapos ko grumadweyt ng kolehi

These colors are made for everyone, and everyone is filled with these colors. People have grown up with and through colors. Many have used c

There are subtle changes I have noticed since the day we met. My mind hasn’t shut up from the moment you showed interest in my thoughts. My

I had a thought once. It was pure, with no hint of malice. Branded as a dunce but called as beautiful as the Aurora Borealis. It was a flee

I missed you today; like the moon didn’t appear, like I forgot what the time was, as I didn’t get to feel your presence. In normal days, I w

In the tranquility of twilight, I emerge, a whispered presence between day and night. I'm neither blue nor violet; I am indigo—a hue that da

A rainbow does not only cater to one color, nor should a community do the same.  A rainbow is filled with colors, from red to violet, which

Render me speechless when one's desire has been taken In a dream, dressed in white, it's pure, it’s warm. Everything is dark in my prison

Harmony. A familiar yet uncanny word for some. Familiar as it is associated with everyday things and experiences, such as in music. And unca

A new beginning Feels like awakening. Blue and clear skies were mixed feelings. But it did not happen during spring. Memories suddenly appea

I have a dream: here closets exist only for clothes Not for hiding loving skeletons Not for burying rainbows and oaths I have a dream: Where

The suffix “est” is indicative of the uppermost form of adjectives. Prettiest, grandest, bravest, and the like. As individuals, it is simply