In The Absence of Everything
by
Princess Alvarez
A deeply introspective poem that explores the longing for escape, the search for peace, and the struggle between solitude and connection.
Princess Alvarez
is a student of the Bachelor of Arts in English Language Studies at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines. She is a passionate writer who seeks solace in the written word, often finding it easier to communicate through writing than in speech.
I left for a place where the air feel light,
Where silence wrapped me in soft twilight.
The waves whispered secrets the world never knew,
And for a moment, my heart felt new.
I dreamed od staying, never turning back,
Leaving behind the weight, the lack.
Here, fear and pressure faded away,
Like footprints lost in the cean's sway.
For once, I wished to be selfish and free,
To forget the world ad just be me.
But freedom, I knew, was more than escape,
It was facing the path I was meant to shape.
I have been too harsh, too lost in the fight,
Forgetting my worth in the absence of light.
In The Absence of Everything
Princess Alvarez
