By Mariella Angela H. Olden
Use my eyes as a mirror; it reflects beauty you can’t see within you / I wish I’d asked you, “How
are you?”/ I hope you eat well / I enjoy being with you / My back is heavy and in pain. It carries
loads of worries and melancholy / Put your head on my shoulder, take a pause from the burden of
the world / Amidst all the extreme black clouds of darkness, I admire you for looking for the
stars / The world may be cruel, rather I’d be kind to you / I should have peeled you oranges
before you left / Maybe you are the problem at all / May you never take things for granted again /
I am so proud of you, I hope you know / You deserve every good thing the world could offer / At
least we’re looking at the same sky, right? / You are strong and brave. I admire you / How I wish
I never met you / I pray you’ll never leave my side / One day, everything will be worth it /
There’s nothing wrong in trying hard for your dreams / Thank you for existing.
Mariella Angela H. Olden, 19, is a biology freshman from the Philippines. She bleeds, not of blood but of words. If writing means running, she would rather write and write. In between studying, you can find her reading and writing, taking pictures, and documenting her life activities. Mariella is an aspiring writer who hopes to publish a book one day. You may check out more of her pieces here: https://mariellaolden.tumblr.com/
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