Shakira Sison

Remember what you hoped for

“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things you

“Love is a decision, it is a judgment, it is a promise. If love wereonly a feeling, there would be no basis for the promise

Your stories died with you./
So now I can no longer ask/
how sweet the nectar is/
when sucked from the stems/
of santan./

“Voices that loud are always meant to bully. Do not be bullied. Actsof bravery don’t always take place on battlefields. They can takeplace in your

I am jealous of objects, not people, such as the fork that enters yourmouth. It draws light ridges on your lips while the cream of

“Love is a temporary madness, it erupts like volcanoes and thensubsides. And when it subsides, you have to make a decision. You haveto work out