Through life’s ferocious waters,
Against the acrid tides of existence,
We sailed
We endured
We conquered
Versus the mermaids’ lugubrious whimper
And now that we’ve finally kissed the shore,
I cannot help but wonder:
Would the voyage have been smoother,
if you and I
were on the same boat?
—
Karrel is a BS Biology student from Ateneo de Davao University.