depression

Mom, this is how my brain works

Dear Mom, wish it were easy to explain to you how my mind works When I come home from school every weekend, worn out like an old sweater, your hugs stitch me back together, on

Litany

y neighbors have a white guard dog tied outside their house She never goes inside Drizzle, storm, heat, the dog stands dutifully outside its master’s house to warn them of intrud

“Ang Tawag Ni Bes,” isang prosa na akda ni Ethan

Bawat pintig ng orasan, dib dib ko’y kumakabog, dapat na bang tuluyan Habang pinagmamasdan ko ang kalawakan, ramdam ko ang mahinang tapik ng hangin sa aking mga balikat at sin

Journal Entries

If there’s anything that I have been wrong about, it would be thinking that journaling isn’t important, and I’ll tell you why, but before I get to that I’ll

Stop telling me I’m brave for sharing my story.

When my chapbook Nowhere came out, people told me they loved my writing They loved my honesty, my raw emotion I brought relatives and friends alike to tears And I felt guilty for i

Misery Business

Dear Friend, How are you How are things going Remember how you’d always say I was into weird shit I’ve been into this rap group calledthe Sad Boys, including producers Yu

The Waiting War

Pre-grad Agenda: Don’t Kill Yourself During my last semester in college, I couldn’t wait for graduation to come I found myself depressed and suicidal during a time when ever

Do anti-depressants make you fat?

Dear you, Hi, I just wanted to tell you that I haven't felt like myself recently I haven't been eating I haven't been running I've been sleeping but not feeling rested Lon