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“Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person's ultimate good as far as it can be obtained.”

C.S Lewis

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BALAK

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Sukad Nakaila Tika

Sa skwelahan, anad nako nga maagi-agian

kanang magsandig lang sa kilid

o magtambay sa lingkuranan

Kung naa'y kalihokan,

ako na ang tigpakpak, tigpicture or tigkatawa

Wa ko mangandoy nga ang mga mata naa sa akoa


Apan pag alas-singko, nakita tika ug kalit ko nahulog,

unta diay naa ko'y ikapahambog,

nga unta ako to ang naghatag og speech o nidawat sa trophy

o bisan nakacomplete attendance lang sa klase

Niingon ko nga anad nako nga tig-pakpak

Nga di nako pangandoy ang pasidunggan,

kay wa man pud koy talent nga katingalahan


Pero pagka-ugma, sa alas kwatro, nagkasugat napud ta,

ganahan na nuon ko ma-artista

Bahala'g daghan magpatagad sa akong atubangan

Imong paglingi ra gyud akong atngan


Andam ko mukilaw og kalayo,

nga mulakaw ibabaw sa lansang o hilo,

bisan pa og mahimong kataw-anan,

akong presensya imo lang mamatikdan

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Dili lalim magsige ra'g damgo

Huwat lang, taga-i ko og panahon

nga makaduol nimu


Kay sukad nakaila tika,

ganahan ko maningkamot

Ipadungog sa imo kining mga paghut sa uyamot

Saksi ang ngitngit nga langit sa akong pagbilar

mahuman lang ning balak - mapraktis ug maplastar


Anad naman pud ko mudawat og 'dili'

pero kung gane inig alas nuybe

muduol ka nga nag-ngisi,

adlaw-adlaw ko magsaulog

sa ganti nga pinaagi sa imong pagtando

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Kay sukad nakaila tika, magpaabot ko kung alas syete na

Aron suwayan og litok ang mga pulong nga gipugong-pugong,

apil ang mga ambisyon sa atong kaugmaon nga gipapilit sa bungbong


Dili na nako tas-on ang storya

Kung higugmaon mo gane ako,

ampingan ko ni nga milagro

kay ang sama nako nga walay dungog gidungog

sa maluloy-on nga Ginoo,


Panggaon tika nga naa'y paglihok, pag-atiman ug pangandoy


Wa ko masayud unsa nang orasa,

pero ang gitinguha sukad niadtong hapon sa milabayng mga gahapon

ikaw ug ikaw ra gihapon

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Just There

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The long hours at night that I spend thinking about how we would look like together have been my favorite past time

On some evenings, I would wonder whether you will like the same movies Im obsessed with

or will you care about the book characters that inspire me to get a PhD

On other occasions, I will imagine us fighting about punctuality,

because I have always hated waiting alone

and I thought of you as someone who’s running late

It’s funny that I don’t even know how you would be in the flesh

or what color are you so fascinated with

For now, we are probably just running around each other

never knowing, never expecting

I have an honest list of the things that I like you to be

Yet, the longer I wait, the more I realized not to include silly stuff like

“You should know Westlife songs.”

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My only hope now is that you fear the Lord and deeply love His people

Just this and it wont even matter if you don’t adore my film genres and appreciate my YA books

Just this and I will cheer on you like how I do to all my boygroup biases

Just this and I will pledge my loyalty and never hesitate to submit my life under your authority

Just this and all the love and service I could possibly give will be yours, next to the Lord.


Dearest, I'm here for whatever it is that awaits in our thousands of tomorrows . But for now, I’ll wait patiently until I can see the face of my midnight prayers and wishful thinkings.

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COUNT ON LOVE

Count it love when you welcome the day

with sun rays peaking in between the curtains,

When your roommate interrupts your oversleeping,

and patiently informs you that you didn't wake up to the sound of your alarm


Count it love when your sibling brings you meals in your work table

or when they do the laundry and fold your clothes for you

Even the generous driver who gives you a 10-peso discount on your fare

and the kind officemate who offers to send you to the bus terminal


Love overflows in spaces we sometimes do not notice

and yet we measure it by the tangible gifts flaunted in our screens

or the gestures society defines as romantic

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No matter how this day looks for you,

I hope you know that love is available for you to receive


Love Himself is ever-present

loving your normalcy and rareness

your depravity and lostness

your "you-ness"

even when there is nothing but selfish grumbling inside

or painful jealousy and stored-up anger in the corners of your heart

Love patiently rescues and will never leave until His work is done


So count on Love and let Him take-over,

nothing else quenches that thirst, heals that wound

and satisfies that longing but Love and Love alone

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CHAPTER 1

That I May

When my patience is exhausted

and anger builds within,

remind me of Your forbearing love

the mercy You unceasingly extend

that I may reflect Your kindness

When the hurt is unbearable

and it is hard to forgive

remind me to come to You

that I may lay down my burden

and rest in Your peace

When all I see is the sin of others

and pride hinders grace

remind me of Your holiness

that I may fall on Your feet

and lament for my unworthiness

When my sin is abounding

and the shame is overwhelming

remind me that You love me,

that I may come to Your throne with confidence

because in Christ, I am welcome

Help me not to harden my heart

when I hear Your voice in Your Word

Pierce my soul as You will

and discern the thoughts of my heart

Hold me fast, Jesus, my High Priest

for You know my weaknesses,

and sympathize with them

Teach me to obey

as You did in Your suffering

When all of this is done

and I'll stand in front of You,

I'll remember the pain no longer

Nothing else will matter


The promise of eternity being lived

by a sinner saved by grace

My heart is finally at home

and at home only in You

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CHAPTER 2

If Anger Knocks

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If anger was poison,

I have been long dead

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I have treasured it like my first pet,


the moment I knew of deceit

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It shatters the order of my mind

and fuels my mouth

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When the home is empty

anger was my foolish friend

telling me about disloyalty

assuring me of nothing good

But if anger was poison,

love

was my antidote.

The remedy that

reached out to me

curing me inside out

love

was healing me

when I didn't know I was rotten

to the core

when I was moving around

with a hollow heart,

Love gave a new breath to my dying soul

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So if anger knocks one more time

or if it ceases to be a tamed beast,

I know Love will be there

and Love will never leave

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CHAPTER 3

But One Day
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I can't find anything

about you

Like every friend that I have,

having you around

is a default I do not give

much attention to

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With or without you, my life seems to be just working fine

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Then one day,

I noticed how I wanted time to go fast and slow


Speed up to the weekend and pause there with you

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one day, I wanted to send longer messages

because one-liners and gifs do not suffice

what I wanted to say anymore

one day, I woke up from dreaming about you

and did not cringe

or found it weird

I have known you enough to conclude

that we would be a disaster together

you and i just dont see eye to eye

but one day, I just didn’t care about

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how messy you eat,

or how annoying you are when you get moody

and how loud you burp in front of people

or fart in front of me

your clumsiness does not bother me as much

nor do your complaints

I learned to laugh at your eye-rolling remarks

that sometimes makes sense

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I just thought if it’s really you that I'm ending up with,

I could live with that


especially when I also see you being generous

with the things that I am not

when your room is as organized

as I hoped mine would be ...

or WHEN YOU COOK

BETTER THAN I DO

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I cannot promise you anything yet

But I will be here

to listen to your songs

or write them with you

And watch your Marvels even when I tend to get lost in the plot

to laugh with you

or to roll my eyes still

I'll be your friend

like I have always been :)

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nganong dili kanunay takdol ang buwan

CHAPTER 4

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Aduna'y storya nga sauna, kada gabii takdol ang buwan


Unya Naa'y babaye nga mugawas lang aron mutan-aw niini


Iyang buhok sama kataas sa suba nga nagdagayday sa iyang gibarogan


Mungisi sya atubangan sa kawanangan samtang ang palibot napuno og kangitngit


Ang kahayag lamang gikan sa buwan ang nagpasiga sa iyang nawong

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Ang babaye gadala og lahi-lahi nga klase sa bulak -

tanan iyang tinanum ug pinatubo, daw murag halad sa iyang hinigugma


Ang buwan, bisan pa mabulokon ug humot ang mga dala sa dalaga, wala naka-angay sa iyaha



Gani, dili kini mutan-aw sa ubos kay makita niya ang kalawm sa paglaom samtang gapaabot kini nga iyang naugon

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Milabay ang pila ka tuig, wala'y undang nga gapaabot ang babaye


ug miabot ang adlaw nga ang buwan nidesider nga munaog ug atubangon siya


Pag-abot sa yuta, mingisi ang buwan ug niiwag iyang kahayag sa tibuok palibot



Apan ang babaye, mura ra og walay nakita

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Diay, siya usa ka buta nga nag-inusara sa ngitngit nga suba


ug ang mga buwak, iyang halad ngadto sa iyang kaugalingon


isip panamilit sa iyang kinabuhing magul-anon


Inig sawup sa adlaw, mangandam ang babaye


nga mugawas aron maglumos sa kaugalingon


Ang buwan nga naglantaw sa layo,


nagtuo nga siya ang gipangadoy

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Sa iyang kaguol, mibalik siya og saka


ug adunay kausaban sa iyang porma


Sukad niadto, dili na kanunay ang dail


ug sa iyang kapungot ang tubig sa kadagatan


iyang kuyugon sa iyang pag-ilis




Samtang ang babaye nagpabiling gabarog ug gahangad


Nagpaabot kini sa adlaw kung kanus-a siya mupahuway

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CHAPTER 5

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THE AFTERMATH

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The storm came without strong winds and rain. There wasn’t even lightning- no warning.

And although it came silent, somehow, deep inside,

I knew it was going to happen.

I ignored the shake within my inner peace and continued closing my eyes.

The beasts that brought the storm were trying to stay still as they were coloring the room with even more darkness.

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To be fair, the beasts didn’t want to hurt me or anyone else.

They wanted to play and they wanted the game for themselves.

I didn’t mind at all because, in fact, I used to enjoy seeing them together but the more I watch them now, the more I see how they are going to hurt each other if I don’t wake them up.

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I decided to open my eyes and despite the haze and blackness, I could see how the beasts are enjoying being blinded by each other.

If nothing would sober them up, they will continue to lead each other to the deeper shadows.

I was already holding a flashlight but I was too scared to turn it on. Scared that the beasts would attack me and scared that they would run away from me. I don’t want both to happen.

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You would not understand but the beasts were like me. They are a flashing city on a hill but they just needed to be reminded of that. And I was the perfect person at that moment, only I didn’t have perfect courage.


The storm died down but it remained in me.

I lost my chance that night and lost them both.

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CHAPTER 6

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my heart, my own killer

My heart, a starving beast,

searches passionately for food

yet it is never satisfied.

It is the most unpredictable -

endlessly transforming itself

into whatever it desires to be

Sometimes, my heart

becomes a newborn baby

birthed to crave attention and neglect everyone else.

At times, it is like a rebellious teenager hungry for intimacy,

wanting to be like the girl on the screen

and thirsts for where the fun is

Often, it is a retired old fellow

who is so done with life

and lacks energy for small things.


It also is full of pride

and never listens to counsel

Most of the time,

it is everything all at once

so confusing and complicated


it would take such a patient soul

to master its system

One day, my heart

wanted to leap into thin air

I struggle to pull myself

back to my bed

as its force gravitate me

toward the dark edge

I hated the dim, cold space

that sits across the bridge

in front of our house

- the place where my heart fancies

so I cried begging that we stay inside

but my ruthless heart listens to nobody

I wept myself to sleep and

remembered nothing the next day

It has always been like that -

a perpetual war,

an unceasing struggle

against this tiny and yet vile organ

One evening, a man called me

by my full name,

like we were old pals

but I am quite certain

that I haven't seen him before

That stranger took something out of his pocket

and stretched his hand toward me.

He said that my current heart was killing me

and that he can give me a new one

Without hesitation,

as if it was the most natural thing

to do, I let him do the surgery,

abandoned the old heart

and never looked back

It was a bloody, agonizing process

yet the man promised that I will live longer

than I could ever imagine with this new heart

The next few days,

my new heart is refreshingly calm

but also restlessly longing to see the man again


I never did ... yet

I've lost count of all the days

I was left mystified by how and why he did that

One thing's for sure,

I definitely have to say thank you to that man for saving me

He promised that one day, we will see each other again

and this time, He will give me a new body.