And if you write, write with passion.
Forget the audience
And the possible crowd reaction;
Discard the tempting need
To impress anyone but yourself.
Pour your heart out and tell your story
With honesty and spontaneity.
Purge the demons that plague you;
String each word with fire.
–
Ako kailanma’y hindi mananahimik,
Patuloy na tutugon, sisigaw, at iimik;
Sa gitna man ng pighati’t pag-ibig,
Sa dilim ng gabi’t may busal man ang bibig. Continue reading “Ako’y Hindi Mananahimik”
When you start reposting your work,
Like speaking with no one listening–
Even when you keep repeating your words
And, still, receive no understanding,
Then you begin doubting yourself–
Or, at the very least, your own thinking.
