My dream is the sky.
sober and Defy
My hope is an island.
still, glistening sand
My fear is the ocean.
succumb. Overcome
My light is the sun.
resolute. Stanch
My love is the wind.
seize. Sustain
Or else, fall.
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Nej Gerasta is 26 years old. A B.S. Environmental Science graduate of the Mindanao State University-Main Campus, she is presently employed as an Environment Officer at a cement plant.