21st Century Literature Outputs

  A Woman’s Lifelong Tragedy Written    by: Bea Mariel U. Jacaban   With his clean cut hair, favorite white polo shirt matched with his usual black slacks and black shoes, Azrael Ian is standing in front of me while smiling widely; holding a cake with lightened candle on top of it. The peaceful atmosphere of our rest house's balcony is pleasing. The shining stars and the whole moon of the evening added light to where we are right now.   I slowly walked towards him, of course, with the same level of smile plastered on my lips. As I'm getting nearer to him, I saw him licked his lower lips which resulted in it being more reddish. I didn't expect him to surprise me like this, to exert an effort just for a birthday present which I never asked for.   “Happy birthday, my beautiful fiancée. That white dress suits you very well,” he stated, when our distance is already enough for us to be closer. I smiled wide even more. He asked me to blow the candle of my cake, which immediately d

                                                                                                                        Blue sky,                                                                         turned gray,                                                                        life changer.  

 

                                                     Dalangin ay iyong dinggin                                                          Hiling ay pakatuparin                                                        Ikaw ay aking susundin                                                         Iisang takbuhan namin  

                                                                        Oras ay inilaan                                                                   Sa pagtawag sa ngalan                                                                    Sa'king hinahangaan

                                                                Sila'y paniwalaan                                                              Sila'y ating pakinggan                                                               Hatid ang kabutihan                                                              Sa ating kinabukasan

                                                                                                                         Raindrops in the leave                                                          Humming birds in the forest                                                               Needs to be treasured