I am le tired

I am becoming dread, dreader of dread
I stand on a raft of postponements and denials on a calm sea. I don’t see the island on the horizon, but I remember where I came from. I start paddling. But I wonder what the shape moving beneath the water is. Ah, I remember it. Its name is Dread.

your ram is 90% full
Initially, the weeks were slow.

Now, my lessons are building up as we go.

Temporary facts in my head,

In the end, I just can't comprehend.

Realizing that exams are near,

Eager to conquer, yet filled with fear.

Dead inside, but in the end, I will come out of this alive.

may god the father bless us
A Diligent Student's Short Prayer

Petrified on the desk,

the pencil dips into the

paper below,

praying and wishing

for an ending to my sorrow

Please let it be enough,

as I wring out my head

for the knowledge I've amassed,

from a 30-minute cramming sesh

Amen.

that time I got reincarnated as an honors student
As I stared into the paper filled with words I did not recognize, the clock started to count down bringing with it my ability to think rationally. In a panic-induced stupor I could only try to desperately defeat the humongous monster that faced me, ill prepared and worse for wear due to having no sleep. Throughout the test, all I heard were the scratching of pencils, flipping of papers and occasional time reminder of the proctor. After the test, I silently screamed, battered and beaten mentally,

I tell myself, “bawi nalang sa next life sksksksk”

second law of thermodynamics
Each passing day dragged on and on,

fleeting eyes and soaring skies

seemed to fly by as I grew awry,

and the back of my head throbbed

with each

single

hour

of sleep

I miss

I slipped

into

that peaceful kiss.