The Special Snowflake Paradox

Always remember that you are unique... just like everyone else.  -"The Bullshit Snowflake"- In our daily lives, whether we may be students, workers or just simple human beings bound to do a tedious job over and over again for the rest of our lives, sources of motivation in literature...

Checkmate

11-11-14 Derailed, lost in the tracks I know it’s already a checkmate but I don’t want to reset the pieces. I want to see the queen cornering my last piece. Yes, I am the king, she is the queen. She is ivory, I am ebony. She will never be mine. With all the rooks, bishops, knights, and...

Withdrawal

11-10-14 Drifting away from reality seems easy. Yes, maybe it truly is. But recovering from the truth is absolutely a hard thing. The truth isn’t friendly, but it is the only thing deserving of trust. Bathing in the glory of your resplendence may be nourishing for the soul,  but...

When Goddesses Do Not Deserve to Shed Tears

10-18-14 Even God himself said not to throw pearls to the swine nor to settle for tomorrow. Yet now I see you grasp the sand and hold on to water. I see life drain in your eyes as you lie exhausted. With every ounce of strength you gave, you ended up empty-handed. I’ve seen enough women...

Cogito Ergo Sum

“A man without a soul in not a man at all.” So Renée Descartes walks into a bar and the barman asks him, “Do you care for a drink, sir?” Descartes then replied, “I think not.” Then he disappeared. It was an awful joke. Among many other great things, Descartes was known for the philosophical saying...

To my fellow caffeine-fuelled zombies:

            It is ironic how everyone fears [or most of the time secretly wishes] a zombie apocalypse. Isn’t this the apocalypse already? Isn’t this the moment where lifeless human beings roam and dominate the earth— infecting every last living soul until there...