Scar Tissue

During my mother's burial I was already expecting that our estranged father would come visit and pay his last respect. After all he was still the legal spouse and he has the right to be there, at least, in the eyes of people of who knew our family. When I saw him I was still …

I Just Have To (Part II)

My heart is hurting. I was not able to hold and speak to Mama closely, physically. We are a hundred miles a part at the time she was maybe feeling it that she might go. She died on a Monday morning. It was sunny and humid here in Manila. I did not bother to ask …

I Just Have To

I lost my Mama. It is almost three months today. Her passing came like a whirlwind, like a tornado. All swift and instant. Leaving you devastated and ground zero. Losing someone in the family to an illness is nothing to compare the feeling of hurt, longing, anger and sadness. I am not yet okay. It …