Acta Leonis

13/08/2024

𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝘾𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙪𝙨 𝙂𝙪𝙞𝙙𝙚: 𝘾𝙊𝙀𝘼 𝙎𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙐𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣

𝘼𝙪𝙜𝙪𝙨𝙩 13, 2024 | The College of Engineering and Architecture (COEA) initially constructed its new signage during the first week of August 2024.

The aforementioned signage shall serve as a legend for students, faculty, and other people wandering around the campus in determining the building of this college department. The signage will also highlight the College of Engineering and Architecture in the maps of the Cagayan State University - Carig Campus premises.

Meanwhile, the completion and launching of the COEA signage are still to be announced on an unspecified date.

🖋 and 🖼️: Xebecus
📸: Jay-em Licayu

18/07/2024

𝗖𝗦𝗨: 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗿. 𝗔𝗿𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝗖. 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗼 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗶𝗧𝗠 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺
Department Chair, Engr. Arlene C. Patricio of the Electrical Engineering Department together with other four faculty delegates and sixteen student participants of Cagayan State University embarked on an enriching academic journey during the Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Summer Exchange Program held in Malaysia from July 07, 2024 onwards.
The UiTM Summer Exchange Program seamlessly blended academic coursework, cultural immersion, and exciting excursions. Participants gained fresh perspectives, fostered international friendships, and deepened their understanding of Southeast Asian cultures and educational systems.
Cagayan State University remains committed to nurturing global citizens and promoting cross-cultural collaboration. The UiTM exchange program exemplifies the institution’s dedication to providing transformative experiences for both faculty and students.
The participation of Cagayan State University (CSU) faculty and students in the Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Summer Exchange Program significantly bolstered CSU’s internationalization efforts. CSU established valuable connections with UiTM, fostering academic collaborations, joint research, and student exchanges. These networks enhance CSU’s global reach and reputation.
The program exposed participants to diverse cultures, promoting intercultural competence. CSU now integrates these insights into its curriculum, creating a more globally aware student body. Faculty members gained fresh perspectives on teaching methodologies and curriculum design. They can now infuse international best practices into CSU’s courses.
The exchange program encouraged CSU students to explore international opportunities. This mobility enriches their learning experiences and prepares them for a globalized workforce.
In summary, the UiTM Summer Exchange Program catalyzed CSU’s commitment to internationalization, fostering a dynamic learning environment that transcends borders.

𝗖𝗦𝗨: 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗿. 𝗔𝗿𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝗖. 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗼 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗶𝗧𝗠 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺

Department Chair, Engr. Arlene C. Patricio of the Electrical Engineering Department together with other four faculty delegates and sixteen student participants of Cagayan State University embarked on an enriching academic journey during the Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Summer Exchange Program held in Malaysia from July 07, 2024 onwards.

The UiTM Summer Exchange Program seamlessly blended academic coursework, cultural immersion, and exciting excursions. Participants gained fresh perspectives, fostered international friendships, and deepened their understanding of Southeast Asian cultures and educational systems.

Cagayan State University remains committed to nurturing global citizens and promoting cross-cultural collaboration. The UiTM exchange program exemplifies the institution’s dedication to providing transformative experiences for both faculty and students.

The participation of Cagayan State University (CSU) faculty and students in the Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Summer Exchange Program significantly bolstered CSU’s internationalization efforts. CSU established valuable connections with UiTM, fostering academic collaborations, joint research, and student exchanges. These networks enhance CSU’s global reach and reputation.

The program exposed participants to diverse cultures, promoting intercultural competence. CSU now integrates these insights into its curriculum, creating a more globally aware student body. Faculty members gained fresh perspectives on teaching methodologies and curriculum design. They can now infuse international best practices into CSU’s courses.

The exchange program encouraged CSU students to explore international opportunities. This mobility enriches their learning experiences and prepares them for a globalized workforce.

In summary, the UiTM Summer Exchange Program catalyzed CSU’s commitment to internationalization, fostering a dynamic learning environment that transcends borders.

🖊: Fiction
🖼: Xebecus

11/06/2024

𝐂𝐒𝐔 𝐉𝐮𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝟒𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞
🖊: The Pen

With various guests, visitors, faculty, and staff from the 9 satellite campuses, Cagayan State University warmly launched the opening of its 46th founding anniversary today, June 11, at Red Eagles Gym

The opening program kicked off after the grand parade started at Andrews Campus to Carig Campus with their respective floats that represent the identity of each campus.

Extending the celebration, the opening program was attended by the esteemed former presidents of the university under the initiative of the current Officer-In-Charge of the Office of the University President, Engr. Arthur G. Ibañez, ASEAN Engr., former Vice Presidents of the University, Campus Executive Officers and the faculty and staff of the entire CSU system.

The 9 Campuses showcased their accomplishments for the past 12 months as a commemorative view of what CSU has become after 46th years of growth and innovation and what CSU will be in the future.

Hon. Joseph Jojo "Pulsar" L. Lara also jived with the celebration as the keynote speaker, reminiscing how CSU has grown from its 46th year of providing a quality education. Furthermore, insights in the digital age were also introduced by Leonardo A. Rungen, president and CEO of Informatics Philippines, Bureau of Informatics, as CSU adapts to the challenges and opportunities of the new age.

The 46th Founding anniversary of Cagayan State University marks as a recognition to the pillars who have become the foundation of the university from its humble beginning to its current prominence. Making it a blueprint of what CSU can be in the years to come and beyond.

📸: Multimedia Team

29/05/2024

𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 | 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬. 𝐈𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐳 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐒𝐔 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲: 𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬

Citing the emergence of FLIRT, a globally reported new variant of COVID-19, Cagayan State University (CSU) President Arthur G. Ibañez imposed the mandatory wearing of face masks within the university premises earlier today.

"To safeguard ourselves and others, we must all take precautionary measures. Henceforth, wearing face masks within the university premises is mandatory beginning today, May 29, 2024," the Office of the CSU President wrote on a page.

Furthermore, the CSU community is strictly encouraged to adhere to basic health preventive measures, such as regular handwashing, proper coughing practice, avoidance of crowded spaces, and abstention from close proximity to individuals exhibiting symptoms similar to influenza.

🖋️: Felmar Portillo
🖼️: Owaaa

27/05/2024

𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐕𝐄𝐘 𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐂𝐊✅

𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘊𝘖𝘌𝘈'𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦, 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘱 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸? 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦.🖊

🖼: Eddiee

12/05/2024

𝘐'𝘮 𝘴𝘩𝘺, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶.🤱

𝘏𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘔𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳'𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘔𝘰𝘮. 𝘔𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯. 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘺, 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘳, 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨... 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦. 𝘚𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘦, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐'𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩. 𝘕𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘔𝘰𝘮. 𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦, 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘮, 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴. 𝘏𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘔𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳'𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘔𝘢, 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶.💝

🖊: Muorese
🖼: Rochelle Gatan

15/04/2024

𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 | 𝐂𝐎𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐂 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐆𝐀𝐃 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫: 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬, 𝐇𝐈𝐕 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬

April 15, 2024- The College of Engineering and Architecture with COEASC Golden Z Club, conducted the Gender and Development (GAD) Seminar with the theme, “Embracing Diversity: Redefining Gender Norms, Disrupting S*x Roles, and Empowering through HIV Awareness.”

Atty. Mary Marjorie P. Martin-Chan, the first Resource Speaker and the Central Tuguegarao Zonta Club President, opened her talk by differentiating gender and s*x through interactive activity with the COEAns. She then proceeded with an eye-opener message by sharing how gender stereotyping can destroy someone’s confidence and how it can rob us of getting big opportunities to do great things.

“So that’s the problem with stereotypes. We are not ourselves because we are limited by what the community tells us and how we act.” she highlighted. With that, she shared some wise tips on how we can start breaking gender stereotyping: walk the talk, point it out, speak up, teach boys home economics, and switch gender roles in your daily life.

“I am not the best person to do household chores but I can do better in all other things. So it’s now time for us to accept that maybe hindi tayo dapat magsettle sa kung ano lang ‘yong alam natin.”

“Gender sensitivity is just about accepting and tolerating differences. Tanggapin na magkakaiba tayong lahat at ang expression natin ay magkakaiba [rin]. [Our] preferences and capacities ay magkakaiba. Accepting differences”, she said on summarizing what gender sensitivity is. “The aim of gender sensitization is to make people aware of the power relations between men and women in society and to understand the importance of affording women and men equal opportunities and treatment”, she added.

We should try to accept and live our lives with the differences because, after all, we all are born different from others. Improving our attitude and being a gender-sensitive individual will surely make COEA a more nurturing and accepting community than before.

Dr. Janet M. Ibay MPH, a medical officer, provided valuable insights to the students of the College of Engineering and Architecture regarding HIV/AIDS.

Dr. Ibay discussed the difference between HIV and AIDS, emphasizing their causes and modes of transmission. She explained that HIV is transmitted through unprotected s*x (vaginal/anal), as well as through conception, childbirth, and breastfeeding. The virus is carried in four body fluids: blood, semen, vaginal fluid, and breast milk.

HIV weakens the immune system, which may ultimately lead to death, as it has no cure. However, antiretroviral drugs (ARV) have been developed to help prolong the lifespan of infected individuals.

Dr. Janet encouraged the students to avoid contracting HIV through abstinence, condom use, and faithfulness to their partners. She emphasized the importance of getting tested after engaging in unprotected s*x, which after the seminar is offered.

She has also debunked common misleading information on the transmission of HIV, such as getting infected from a toilet seat, swimming pool, or through contact with the body fluid of someone who is infected. Dr. Ibay clarified that a person can only be at risk if they engage in unprotected s*x.

It is important to take this matter seriously, as HIV cannot be detected in its early stages, and typically the symptoms of AIDS manifest between 5 to 10 years after infection.

Be s*xually responsible. Protect yourself, protect your partner.

🖋️: Azi & le Fay
🖼️: Owaaa

14/04/2024

𝐊𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐊𝐎 | 𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐃 𝐒𝐄𝐌

𝘒𝘶𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘯?
..

🖼️: 𝘔𝘶𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦

08/03/2024

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐬

✒️& 🖼️: Muorese

Deep down in me, my dream is not only to become the subject of your every poem and the muse to your every painting but I also do dream to be by your side in this lifetime.

I sighed once again when this time, you're laughing with your heart.. I absentmindedly stopped scribbling on my notebook and just stared at you like a painting in a museum. What have you done to me Noeverick. This very scene is far from my personality. I am not expecting this to happen at all. Not in every chance. I have figured out myself long ago. I do not want to associate myself with anyone especially building a relationship together. I swear to myself that I would not fall for anyone.

I have seen my parents. I have witnessed what they call it a love then just one day with my own two eyes, I watched how they tragically separated. It was a cruel situation. They loved each other deeply and then one morning I woke up, I do not even know my parents anymore. They are not the same person anymore. It's like there is a total stranger residing in them. My heart aches every time. I'm all by myself now. And I do not even believe in love since then.

But why, why am I now laughing together with this man, Noeverick. Planning a future together, with his pencil in his hand, he's sketching our dream house together. My portraits are scattered in this picnic blanket. We are here on top of a mountain beneath a very huge tree. And this time, he's now writing a poem that's all about me. I would fall every time he did this kind of stuff. I am a fool not to love a man like him. The reason why all my principles in life broke like a stick of a match.

But there's no such thing like a forever once again. Like the fire on a matchstick, you burned my heart into ashes. I should have known better. Just a fleeting moment of happiness and everything else was corrupted from me once again. How much more should I grieve? My heart aches not for my parents anymore but this time, my heart aches for myself. I pitied myself for a very long time but I learned now to convert my feelings into something else. When it aches, it tells you a story.

I learned to love my own heartaches and you teach me to appreciate and love poems and paintings even more.

Even if you were cruel like both of my parents, you taught me how to fill every pages of my notebooks with unbelievably rhyming words I'm not familiar with until I met you.. until you broke me.

You taught me how to stroke a paintbrush on a canvas and now my room is filled with pieces of my broken self, my emotions, my heartaches, and my soul.

It's been four years since then and last two years ago, I learned that one of your painting have been made into liking of the musuem I am working at. They bought your piece, and now, here I am again sitting and burning my almost 2 hours of the day just to stare and contemplate at your piece. When some random stranger pops up beside me.

"Mind if I'll just stand here?"

I absentmindedly nod without looking at the man. I heard he said "Thanks." I'm still too engrossed watching the painting to even pay a glance. But I shivered and became petrified when I realized who it was. Instead of feeling the presence of a stranger, I felt a familiar one. Almost, almost I couldn't familiarize anymore.

And before I even had a chance to turn my head and face the man, I heard him talk again.

"How are you Seraiah.." I blink.. and blink.. and blink.. I can't believe what I'm seeing right now. Am I being haunted? This is the artist behind this piece.

"Noeverick.." Before I even had a chance to utter some words.. I saw a woman approaching carrying in her arms a boy around three-four years old.

"Hey Rick.." she said softly.

In the persona of that little boy, I see nothing but a baby version of you. I felt my whole body sank. My shoulder declared its defeat. All the little expectations a while ago vanished like a flash.

You are once and unfortunately still my muse to my every paintings and my subject to my every poem, but now, you found a person who will paint your life with all the colors of the world, a person who will make your life a real life poetry in every chance she could.

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This is a work of fiction.

25/02/2024

𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐈 '𝐓𝐒𝐈𝐒𝐌𝐈𝐒' 𝐀𝐍𝐆 𝐑𝐄𝐁𝐎𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐘𝐎𝐍 𝐒𝐀 𝐄𝐃𝐒𝐀 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟔

Stoned in the Philippine history, this day marks the 38th year of remembering EDSA Revolution; how the Filipino people successfully ousted the dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. through collective 4-day bloodless protests.

People Power Revolution (EDSA Revolution) started on February 22, 1986 and lasted until its fourth day - February 25, when the oppressive regime of Marcos Sr. fell into surrender. The blurring acknowledgement of the current administration may lead Marcos' loyalists to invalidate the truth of this historic win, nevertheless, it happened.

EDSA Revolution was a massive force of millions of Filipino people who grew sick and despiteful of the greed and violence perpetuated by the dictator - Marcos Sr. in his position. It was the key moment of democracy being in good use. Those people who marched in bravery against the military forces did not only fight for themselves, but for the common good.

Now that democracy is abused by those who have influence and power, remembering and learning from the EDSA Revolution is more crucial. Democracy is a freedom that coexists with responsibilities to the country. Like the people of EDSA 1986, our loyalty must not adhere to politicians or political colors. Rather, it must seek for the good of our country and our countrymen.

February 25, 2024 is EDSA PEOPLE POWER REVOLUTION DAY. Do not let them tell you otherwise.
https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/edsa/the-ph-protest/

🖋️: Vante
🖼️: Rochelle Ramos Gatan

02/02/2024

𝐇𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐍 𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐤
🖋️: The Pen

There's just times in our lives when we feel like we're somehow lost in a bit. In the park when I was seven, during mall walks when mom and dad deliberately leave me to see how I would react, and even when we're playing hide and seek in the woods and I always end up bawling my eyes calling my mothers name. It was a moment 'till it lasted, a record of how it really is back then. Then time passed by like a spark of a fire. Life got us here. Shaking in fear, making moments last until we can, blankly waiting for something to come. I suppose I have to thank my mom at times like this. Because of how I was always the one seeking in hide and seek, I've learned to look for the fireflies in the dark forest of life. As they taught me to stand up every time I fell, I have also made it to this point where I could just juggle myself back to work after a long breakdown. Even when I'm left with no one else at the peak of my loneliness, I am still grateful that they have taught me how to survive alone.

But sometimes, I wish you never left mom. I wish you didn't hide forever just to leave me waiting in that crossroads. I wish dad didn't have to hide his tears while you're silently hiding from us. I wish you didn't teach me how to tend for myself so that I can still crawl to you with your warmth and open arms, mom. I just wish you're still here while I'm currently at my highest. I wish to cry on your shoulders, mom.

Even if it's just for a bit, let me be your child once again.

If only for a moment, let me just play with you once again, mom.

🖍️: Adriane Cedric Samortin