Vault
Welcome to my vault. This is where my stories, poems, and journals are kept safe. I have always been scared of sharing my works, but I am letting you in with a cup of coffee. Meet the people that lives inside my head, read the confessions I never made, and get to know me on a deeper level.
wish i'd never grown up
7/23/2026 in JournalsApril 15, 2024. 5:41 PM i am waiting here outside the consultation room of my psychiatrist. i have been here for almost two hours now- but i did not n…
ghost light
6/14/2026 in StoriesIt is the closing night of They Let Their Dreams Die, a one-act musical show about a struggling married couple who gave up their dreams so they could…
in her eyes
11/15/2025 in StoriesHenry collects stories everyday. From riding the bus on his way to work to walking on the busy streets on his way back home. He wants to look on peopl…
be there
7/6/2025 in StoriesI am going to meet Anna today. Nope, this is not a usual friends’ meet-up, because she is a friend I haven’t seen and talked to for three years now. A…
the last time we met
5/7/2025 in Poemsthe first time we met, we just stood there not minding each other's presence. inside the elevator we both watched the numbers go up and you went ou…
life after
12/9/2024 in StoriesSummer 2026 “Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. So they said to him, ‘You also are not one of his disciples, are you?’ He denied it and…
hindi ko gusto ang ulan.
6/11/2024 in Journalskahapon ay higit isang oras akong naghintay na humupa ang baha sa tapat ng isang tindahan. walang tricycle na gustong bumyahe at lusungin ang lalim ng…
ngayo’y pati ikaw.
4/5/2024 in PoemsSa’yo ko unang naramdaman ang lamig na kahit na magkasama ay parang nag-iisa; at kahit magkausap ay hindi magtagpo ang mga mata. Sanayin man ang…
one good friday
3/29/2024 in StoriesSummer 2000 It was a Good Friday when I first prayed a real personal prayer to God. As a kid, I had no idea how to pray. Besides, it was not normal in…
scars align
1/18/2024 in StoriesJakko lies on the floor, naked. His back can feel the coldness of the cement but he don’t mind. The sun is setting and he watches its light reflect on…
let life happen
12/22/2023 in Journalsnew year entry, of course but doing it a bit early. it’s not even Christmas yet but I am trying to get my head into what’s gonna happen next year. bec…
late nights
9/14/2023 in Poemswho am i what am i to whom do I live for to what ending will I arrive? all the days the mornings i just wonder what’s next and recall what co…
what if
8/6/2023 in Poemswhat if we understand each other more by just looking at each other’s eyes or by noticing how we act differently than the usual or by recognizing whic…
isasayaw ka sa ulap
11/22/2022 in StoriesIyon ang gabi na kahit hindi ko araw-araw na balikan ay alam kong hindi mawawala sa alaala ko. Yung gabi na pinakahihintay ng lahat noong hayskul ay y…
off-air
10/31/2022 in StoriesBehind a busy town is a small cabin. Rumor has it that a man always sits there at night, under his old dusty porch light, with a bottle of beer in his…
when your job is an answered prayer
4/12/2021 in Journals“i’m hiring you” I have never heard a three-word phrase that could make me kilig to my core until I heard this. A little update on my life even when n…
hear me
12/23/2020 in Poemswhat a perfect couple, that’s what they say holding hands, kissing in the hallway when no one’s watching, we walk away what a wreck in trust that w…
midnight air
12/18/2020 in Poemshalf past one, you weren’t in my arms half naked, i was finding your warmth half a heart, you said you are when I leave halfway from the truth, sti…
para sa buhay na maaari ka pang magkaron
10/2/2020 in JournalsKailangan mong maging matapang para sa buhay na maaari ka pang magkaroon. Alam ko kasi nahihirapan ka na. Pakiramdam mo wala kang nagagawang kahit ano…
this is me living
8/7/2020 in JournalsI have been thinking, typing, and deleting words because I don't really know how to start this entry. Aside from the mental, emotional, and physical t…
the Oliver that i know
8/7/2020 in StoriesOliver died two days ago. A witness said that he was standing at the edge of the bridge, jumped, and severely broke his skull. Tomorrow is the third o…
so, not yet.
6/25/2020 in JournalsI was wrong. I thought by letting others know about how I am doing would make my situation better. It does, actually. However if I am being completely…
paborito
5/13/2020 in PoemsHindi lang ako dahil marami ang may paborito sayo. Lahat handang maging bahagi ng iyong kwento. Ngunit sa likod ng iyong entablado naroroon akong n…
greatest fear
5/5/2020 in StoriesTell me about your greatest fear. I’m scared that I am becoming the person who invests his whole heart on people but is also too easy to abandon and f…
once more with you
4/15/2020 in PoemsGod, once more. Once more of what life used to be but this time with You. Once more of waking up t o the sound of morning radio in a hurry to reach…
gone
3/25/2020 in PoemsGone are the marks of the slits in his back and the deep gash in his soul. Gone is the old plain look in his face of weariness, misery and ruin. H…
ending
3/4/2020 in StoriesSusan is an avid fan of happy endings. Though her favorite midnight dj often tells stories of failed love stories, the deep sound of his voice is enou…
because
1/28/2020 in PoemsBecause when one falls for a person, he reads the story he wants to be a part of. He sets his foot in a tale of happy ending. He writes his way to…
pipiliin ka.
1/16/2020 in PoemsBaka kasi pinipili natin ang sarili natin para lang piliin din tayo ng buhay, hindi para maging mas malakas kapag haharap na tayo sa panibagong araw.…
let’s skip the sad parts.
8/27/2019 in Poemsthere was a part when two people first met both are complicated everything is in mess but one’s choice matched the other and life is made perfect…
i take down the things i try to build.
6/15/2019 in StoriesI woke up to a cold summer morning, too careful not to make a false move. If I did, I would wake a heart that wants rest. I could spend the next three…
when God says "not yet."
7/20/2018 in JournalsThere is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens. - Ecclesiastes 3:1 NIV Three years ago, I wanted to know Jesus; thr…
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