/ɪn ˈmiːdɪˌæs ˈreɪs/
suspended between
parallel worlds of
ought-to-be’s
and
what is,
she shifts precariously
between contrasting
narratives.
Tired
of the cacophony of noise,
(not hers)
she flings herself out of the chaos
(not hers)
runs to where her truth is,
and
for the first time
allows herself to
laugh
a symphony of
bitter
confused
angry cackles –
anectodal of a beginning
that is singularly hers.
Jearvy R. Lanohan teaches at the Philippine Science High School – Southern Mindanao Campus where she weaves meanings while alternating between academic writing and literature. She was a fellow to the Davao Writers Workshop.