I Have Grown

I Have Grown

by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.

Yes, I have grown
but I want to get back
to my former self, the one...

Diary (Day 15, 16, 17)

Diary (Day 15, 16, 17)
by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.

Day 15

Today is as lousy as Day 13 (January 10, 2006). This time I have an annoying throat irritation. I’m not myself again and I feel like a fool....

Diary (Day 11, 12, 13, 14)

Diary (Day 11, 12, 13, 14)

by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.

Day 11

I usually sneeze every time I wake up early in the morning. It’s not a habit but an allergy, allergic rhinitis, to be specific. Ah, I could have been someone else if I didn’t have this damn allergy. I have to blow my...

Diary (Day 8, 9, 10)

Diary (Day 8, 9, 10)

by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.

Day 8

Thursday morning, I have a mental block. Nothing to write about. I’m sitting on a comfortable chair and the table is just right despite the clutter but the mind has nothing to bite. I had better write about nothing or spend...

My Beautiful Dame

My Beautiful Dame
by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.

I once had a dame,
angel-like, with a milky skin,
blond hair, green eyes,...

Diary (Day 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)

Diary (Day 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)

by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.

Day 3

Last night I had a 30-minute walk—or jog?—on the treadmill (we bought it on December 25). That was my longest walk on the treadmill since it was bought. Now I feel I have stronger legs, the muscle pain slowly...

Diary (Day 1, 2)

Diary (Day 1, 2)

by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.

I wrote this diary years ago. It is a record of events and reflections on a daily basis.

Ineffective Anti-Hazing Law

Ineffective Anti-Hazing Law

by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.

Another hazing incident happened, leaving an 18-year-old student killed and three others injured. This stuck and burned like hell in my mind until I found myself writing about it. But that’s not something new—it’s a perennial problem....

Oversensitivity and Boredom

Oversensitivity and Boredom

by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.

My oversensitivity gets the better of me sometimes. About four days ago a jerk got on my nerves when he reacted to my comments on the looks of this visiting Indonesian President Widodo, a famished-looking guy who is laughing from ear to ear in...

Let's Face It

Let's Face It

by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.

We greet each other.
We talk but only about the weather
And morning news....

Lovers Once Again

Lovers Once Again

by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.

I will love you once again
And it will always be the same . . .
Feeling weak but very satisfied,...

An Artist Asking Questions

An Artist Asking Questions

by Lorenzo A. Fernandez Jr.

Will I write a poem

that is not a poem at all?...