I merely want to be silent. I wish not to speak. If only I could be thought not less for my silence because I am a girl then I would choose to speak to no one. If I could only keep my peace and not have to prove myself because I am of the female [...]
Archive for April 3rd, 2008
What of Silence?
Posted in Voiced, tagged equality, female, feminine, feminist, gender, silence, women on April 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Self States
Posted in Psychology and the Psychological, tagged identity, self on April 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There are too many states of being that resides in the self and not one is truly genuine. There are too many blurred edges between a mood and the next, too many perplexities and paradoxes to contend with, too much room for what one can be, so much potential in fact, open possibilities, that the [...]
Pessimism as Defense Mechanism
Posted in Psychology and the Psychological, tagged defense mechanism, pessimism on April 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I was always of the opinion that if I sought something outwardly, it would escape me. I don’t know exactly how I ended up with my pessimism, or perhaps, I do know really, except that it’s all too simple. I think everyone knows how cynicism grows, how we end up incapable of believing in the [...]
The One Love
Posted in Fragments of Fiction, tagged love, self on April 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Even I will die. Even my life is only a transitory thing that I cannot hold on to.
To hold on is fatal. Others though, have learned to cherish despite their knowledge of the ultimate fleetingness of things. They love with open palms and live for that intense passion of the rare moment, which does not [...]
Loneliness
Posted in Voiced, tagged loneliness, self on April 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Gradually, like a stranger turned companion, loneliness did seep in and now it sits upon your shoulder like a constant friend. But at its onset, somewhere in the hazy mire of your childhood memories, the very instant you became aware that not only were you distinctly a self, but also that no one could understand [...]
Fragmented
Posted in Fragments of Fiction, Voiced, tagged self on April 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The semblance of normalcy is deceiving, in the same way that distance blurs out blemishes that reveal themselves upon closer inspection. Sometimes, I forget myself, that I am quite fragmented and chipped in various places.
Deadlines for papers and articles that mark the days ahead in my planner, chores that populate the daily post it list [...]
