Mia Soumbasakis

Before the party ends, we dare you to indulge in the final verses of October.

I am not afraid of ghosts.

When I see freedom, I see a sun as hot as an angel clutching not only your hand, my hand, the hands of your daughters, but the hand of that woman on the bus who you gave the shoes off your feet because she liked them.

The protesters gathered to commemorate the 51st anniversary of the declaration of martial law in the Philippines by dictator Ferdinand Marcos and fight against continued state repression.

There was no romance in the movie, not really.

15-year-olds don't have to deal with the heartbreak of losing the heart of a hot pink-haired girl.

The earth owes you nothing / She does not pose for pictures / She sees herself in the water and / Does not see beauty

Ollie: No pronouns. I can't say Y-O-U. X: No, no referencing of me in any form. 

The log scratches me again & then/ I kiss her on the cheek

I do not look like a robot. I don’t even smell like one: In fact, I smell endearing, like the lavender soy candle hanging at my hip.