Roxanne Emmanuelle Asogue

Panginoon, Patawarin Mo Sila

Sa ngalan ng Ama, ng Anak, at ng aking sariling kapangyarihan. Amen. Panginoon, pinagmasdan ko kaninang umaga ang mga makasalanan Mong anak mula sa bintana ng aking sasakyan—pawang uod ang kanilang mga aninong gumagapang at naglilipana sa kalsadang ipinagawa ko.…

Mother, Look at Me

Mother, I think my insides are decomposing politely. Can you not smell it, or have you grown so used to my rot that you call it “obedience”? Mother, I’ve become quite a candle burning, devouring, unbecoming so quietly in the…

Periodic Tirades

I was on my second set of lateral pull-ups when I heard an idiot say to another idiot: “I was having intercourse with my girlfriend when she started her period. I dumped that tramp immediately.” Dear nameless dude at the…

Money is Honey

Each day blends into the next; a never-ending cycle of deadlines and quiet resignation to the system when survival means two steps away from one’s purpose. What are dreams if not a fool’s currency when a paycheck is what keeps…