November 8, 2013 - Typhoon Haiyan

(Dedicated to the indirect victims who experienced the tragedy from afar)

A deafening silence.

Everything is still and yet there is movement.

The unknown yearning to be known.

I heard the warning, but I never listened.

I tried to listen – it was too late.

Have I lost everything?

I never would've known.

Silence.

Days of silence.

A deafening silence.

I stayed well. I am not a victim. I feasted on my life. I only had to worry.

Five years had passed.

I still cry.

They all moved on.

I still ask how.

I stayed well. I am not a victim. I feasted on my life. I only had to worry.

Acceptance. Forgiveness. Self-redemption.

Out to freedom.

April 2019