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The Office Has It’s Own Religion
They never wrote it in the manual,but every office has a faith.Not one built on truth,but on whispers carried farther than work. There is always an altar,not made of stone,but of titles, favors, and fear.People kneel without realizing they are bending. The loudest are mistaken for the right.The closest to power become untouchable.Silence is praised…
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I Am Gemini
I am a Gemini born on June 15โcurious, intuitive, adaptable, and constantly evolving. I carry the natural duality of Gemini: I can be lighthearted and playful one moment, then deeply reflective and serious the next. There are many layers to me, and not everyone gets to see all of them. I am naturally curious. I…
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And If I Tell You That You Are…
And if I tell you that you are…A coward dressed in borrowed virtue,Would you still smile,Or would the truth finally make your mask tremble? You poison rooms without raising your voice.You wound with whispers,Then stand back and watch the damage,Pretending your hands are clean. You feed on broken reputations,On doubt, on division, on pain.You call…
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Discipline Over Desire
One time, an officemate had a purple crocheted keychain shaped like a penis. I laughed and asked, “Uy, ano ‘yan? T’ti?” (What is that? A penis?) She laughed back and said, “Ay, alam mo pa pala itsura ng t’ti?” (Oh, you still know what a penis looks like?). I laughed tooโbut her comment stayed with…
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History Has a Cruel Habit

History has a cruel habit. it remembers the loudest voice, not always the honest one. So you told your story. And somehow, I became the storm while you stood in the rain pretending to drown. You wore your wounds like proof of innocence. I carried mine where no one could applaud them. It’s strange… how…
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The Ones Who Feared My Light
There are people who never learned to build, so they mastered the art of tearing down. They smile with borrowed warmth, then sharpen your name the moment your back is turned. Their compliments arrive wrapped in poison, their kindness measured only by what they can gain. They gather in corners where courage never enters, mistaking…
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At Kung Makita Ninyo Akong Nag-iisa
At Kung makita ninyo akong nag-iisa, huwag ninyo akong kaawaan. Hindi lahat ng katahimikan ay isinilang sa dalamhati, at hindi bawat paglayo ay bunga ng pagkatalo. May mga paglalakbay na sadyang itinadhana para sa iisang pares ng paa. Hindi dahil salat sa pagmamahal, kundi dahil may mga landasing tanging ang sariling kaluluwa lamang ang maaaring…
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The Uninvited
In love and in friendship, nobody deserves to feel like they’re always the one left out. To see everyone together while you’re the only one who wasn’t invited. To find out after it happened, then wonder if your absence was ever noticed. To keep asking yourself, “Was I not important enough to be there?” The…
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I Forgive You, But I Won’t Come Back
I forgave you on a day that looked like every other, no thunder, no grand goodbye, just the quiet exhaustion of loving someone who kept teaching me how much I could survive. People think forgiveness means opening the door again. They don’t see how many nights I stood on the other side, begging myself not…
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Hell on Earth

They say hell is a place beneath the ground,A kingdom of fire where lost souls are found.But they have never heard a childโs silent plea,Never seen a home where fear is the key. Because hell is not always made of flameโSometimes it answers to a familiar name.Sometimes it wears a fatherโs face,And steals the safety…
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Rebuild

They always say, โFollow your heart.โ A simple phrase, a comforting guide, as if the heart always knows the way and never breaks, never changes, never hides. But what happens when the heart gets tired? When the things we trusted fall apart? When the voice that once led us forward becomes the same voice that…
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Constellation

People often look for the moon.They search for the brightest thing in the sky,the one that stands out,the one that everyone notices.And maybe the moon is youโstrong, steady, and glowing even when lifecovers you with heavy clouds.Because true light does not disappear;it only waits for the right moment to shine again.But sometimes we forget the…
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Unbothered

The moment I started stepping back, people noticed the smallest crack. โWhy are you different?โ they would say, as if I had changed overnight in some mysterious way. Funny how people keep a mental file, tracking every pause, every changed smile. Miss one call, speak a little less, and suddenly theyโre solving a whole emotional…
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The Unseen Spectrum

They always called me ceruleanโcalm, dependable, the person people turned to when everything else in their lives felt too loud. Somewhere along the way, that became the only version of me they expected to see. The strange thing about being known as the “calm one” is that people start believing you don’t have limits. They…
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Hibernate

Iโve always found something comforting in being alone, especially when the world finally learns to lower its voice. There is a certain peace in the quiet of the nightโ no notifications, no expectations, no one asking, โAre you still awake?โ (As if my eyes arenโt already filing a formal complaint.) While everyone sleeps, I find…
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The Fairytale We Were Never Told

We grew up believing in fairytalesโ Cinderella with her perfect glass slipper, Sleeping Beauty waiting for one magical kiss, The Little Mermaid trading her voice for a chance at love. Everything was beautiful. Everything had a purpose. Everything somehow ended with a castle, a crown, and a โhappily ever after.โ So we wished. We waited.…
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The Magazine, The Mirror, and That Idiot

I was flipping through a glossy magazine one day,the kind where everyone looks like they were born in perfect lighting.Skin smooth as glass, hair behaving like it has a personal stylist,eyes staring into the camera like theyโve already solved lifeโs problems. There she wasโbeautiful, flawless, glowing.The kind of woman who probably wakes up looking like…
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The Self-Aware Introvert

People often think introverts are simply quiet, shy, or antisocial. While that can be true in some situations, it’s only part of the story. One thing I’ve noticed, both in myself and in many other introverts,is that we’re not actually quiet all the time. The difference is who we’re with. If you’ve ever met an…


