It’s summer of 2013. I’m walking from Hyde Park Corner to Oxford Circus because the 74 terminated early and I can only afford one more bus ride. I’m fresh out of sixth form, no plans to go to uni. I’m unemployed and at my Rachel Greene Season 1 phase and worst of all, I’m unpublished.Continue reading “Overture: An Evening with Troy Cabida”
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“Lioness”
Dear friend never fear the sun that sneaks into your morning window, he is an old friend from the ash of your yesterdays, with his slender arms and ghost-like touches helping bring back the golden years of your iridescent spotlight that can rid the snarkiest of frostbite, of your beauty and leonineContinue reading ““Lioness””
“Free Pass”
drifting off zipping brown dancing green driving away just being infatuation forgetting deadlines singing choruses listening to beating hearts passing days sleeping around releasing tension among others cursing off letting go of responsibilities of inhibitions you thought once locked you down what nice temporary fantasies to keep us asleep from the harshness of theContinue reading ““Free Pass””
Happy new year!
Happy new year to you all! Got lots to be thankful for, got lots of poetry I’m so happy to have written, and so much people I’m grateful to have in my life, carving me into a man like the ocean tumbling a small pebble. Shout outs to everyone at @BYPoets, my family all overContinue reading “Happy new year!”
What’s Your Talent: Bukambibig by Alton Melvar Madrid Dapanas
The present has never been a better time to be a Filipino writer, what with many talented and dedicated names working and writing hard to make sure they produce work that not only best express themselves but also represent the Filipino name in a very good light. There’s Reme Grefalda from LA-based zine Our OwnContinue reading “What’s Your Talent: Bukambibig by Alton Melvar Madrid Dapanas”
“Gold Linings”
Tube strikes didn’t care at all that day. Sprinting from Piccadilly to Gower Street, you’re in the interview of your life all sweaty gotta pee what is oxygen, with the residential nerves all dragged out from the run. Get home, get the sniffles from the February showers, oversleep the alarm again, back to water diet,Continue reading ““Gold Linings””
New poem out now on the latest issue of Cha!
I’ve got a new poem published out! It’s somehow kismet how this entire thing turned out. I had met Filipino singer-songwriter June Marieezy this time last year during her London debut performance in Hackney and was, to be quite frank, changed by our short but sweet interaction. One of them involved me writing a poemContinue reading “New poem out now on the latest issue of Cha!”
“Crush/ed”
the last fall hit me on the head and that should have been my lesson learnt but my head wasn’t split open? so why should this hurt me? there is a light within those portals mortals call your eyes that make it so impossible to correlate your name with the breaking of hearts and evenContinue reading ““Crush/ed””
Catching up
2016 is shaping up to be one heck of a year. And I can’t get enough of it. Been learning how to really work my butt off and even though the excess result is a lack of sleep, Sims 2 playtime, sometimes prolonged confusion or lutang (sorry Facebook group chat members) and a general absenceContinue reading “Catching up”
“Kilig”
you’re getting used to being on your own you only crave companionship from the humans for the temporary highs for the heart fatters for the monthly kilig but not for the wedding bell ball chain your mind toys with you, son.
