Shakira Sison

On enemies

“You have enemies? Why, it is the story of every man who has done agreat deed or created a new idea. It is the cloud

“Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and livingalone won’t either, for solitude will also break you with itsyearning. You have to

If I stop speaking you,/
you will be like language that’s lost/
when other words are chosen/
for popularity or ease of use,/

“The sense of unhappiness is so much easier to convey than that of happiness. In misery we seem aware of our own existence, even though

My wish for you is to lose/
what is of value./
Quickly./
So that you’ll have no time for struggle/
the way you’ll have time for regret./

The truly creative mind in any field is no more than this: A human creature born abnormally, inhumanely sensitive. To them… a touch is a