We’re 1 year married yesterday!!!! Here’s (my) @hopesanpedro ‘s gift to @jblacaden (A STORYBOOK!! Based on our journey in friendship & love!!!) 🤍🤍
Welp. Sorry, we should post more, we know 😩
Fall
042121 | @hopesanpedro
Thump
My fall was broken
Thump, thump
I landed right beside you
Thump, thump, thump
A smile followed by a soft laugh
Thump, thump, thump, thump
Hand reaching for mine
Thump
A whisper that sounded more like a prayer
Thump, thump
My name never tasted so sweet
Thump, thump, thump
I am helplessly
Bound to you
Thump
Thump, thump
Thump, thump, thump
Thump, thump, thump,thump
It’s you
I fell into
Lockdown
@jblacaden | 041121
When the lockdown first happened
We found ways to be busy
Netflix and IG stories
Dalgona coffee
And new baking recipes
Then the lockdown was extended
A week turned to two
Two weeks became a month
One year in and we are
Running out of things to do.
Our homes have become
Museums of lives
Slowly being claimed
By anxiety
A study of how people
Fight off insanity.
Adolescence spent indoors
Anniversaries and birthdays
This pandemic continues
To take away more
Facebook has become
A giant obituary
That you start asking
When will it be me?
I long for the days
That are immaculate
But hope is starting
To fade bit by bit
It takes all my strength
Just to get out of bed
It takes double that
To get out of my head
When will this end?
When will this end?
Tawa
032721 | @jblacaden
Sa bawat pag lipas
Ng araw
Paulit ulit ang nakikita
Sa telebisyon o internet
Mga payasong walang sawa
Sa kanilang mga ginagawa
Para magpatawa
Bawat salita
Na bumubuhos sa kanilang
Mga pintadong bunganga
Nagiging meme sa Facebook
Katawa tawa
Patuloy sila
Sa kanilang komedya
Habang patuloy lang
Ang pagkalat ng pandemya.
Idaan na lang natin sa tawa
Bawat halakak sinusubukan
Ibaon ang hindi na mabilang
Na inis at luha.
Panuorin ang mga payaso
Habang sila’y sumasayaw at kumakanta
Panuorin ang mga payaso
Mamatay ka na lang sa kakatawa
Mamatay ka na lang.
Pero sa totoo
Pagod na pagod na
Akong tumawa.
Dancing with Thunders
@hopesanpedro 122020
When we were kids, we were fascinated with the myth of tikbalangs (half human, half horse creatures) getting married as the reason for the rain when the sun’s up. The story was that the heavens do not allow the tikbalangs to marry, their happiness is forbidden and the nature opposes it. Thus, the rain. Now, we’re still fascinated with the phenomenon but no longer of the myth. We’ve grown, we know better now.
I feel like the whole year has been that - constant rain with the sun shining bright.
This year didn’t give us much time to breathe. We were always running after something. We barely had chances to cope. It was as if we were in that arena of the Hunger Games. Each hour, something is bound to come after us. We felt safe for only a few minutes between hours and hours of avalanches. It was tiring, no doubt. But, hey. We survived.
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I’ve always been in love with comic books. It’s the perfect blend of great writing and amazing art—from Batman, to Watchmen, to Sandman. One of my dreams is to create my own comic book. Unfortunately I wasn’t blessed with the gift of being able to draw well.
When the lockdown was imposed upon us, I decided it was time to start learning a new skill. I decided I’ll study how to draw. I’ve zero skills when it comes to drawing as you’ll see in the images above, but I’m determined to improve myself and be better. I scoured YouTube for video tutorials and just began to practice whenever I get the time.
After some thought, I decided to start sharing my art here in our desk. It’s a way to motivate myself to keep on improving.
Also, I’m really just blessed to be with a partner who pushes me to go after my dreams and supports me every step of the way.
I’m still far from the level of the comic book artists that I adore. Heck, I’m still trying to figure out my “drawing voice”. But the journey’s been fun so far and I don’t see myself stopping anytime soon.
The last images above is back from when I was still starting out.
Dancing Hands ⠀
12102020 @hopesanpedro ⠀
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I like to close my eyes and listen to the sound of my watch;⠀
rhythmic ticks and tocks
drowning the noise around.⠀
I like hearing it slowdown⠀
in contrast⠀
with the rising beat of my heart⠀
like they are racing;⠀
creating music⠀
savored in gentleness of peace.⠀
Time stopping by⠀
to dance⠀
with me.
Stardust⠀
031613 | @jblacaden ⠀
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You are stardust,⠀
My love.⠀
Born from the universe,⠀
Celestial,⠀
You are.⠀
The planets,⠀
They twirl⠀
Inside of you.⠀
And stars⠀
Burn⠀
In your eyes.⠀
You are stardust,⠀
My love.⠀
The one language⠀
Of the universe,⠀
You speak to me⠀
Through your⠀
Kisses.⠀
You are stardust,⠀
My love,⠀
And I am⠀
A little child,⠀
On a grassy field,⠀
With his eyes⠀
On the night sky–⠀
Awed,⠀
Speechless,⠀
In love.
In our own country today, the government is persistent to silence the voice of the disappointed nation, the voice of truth. They are passing a bill that steps on the constitution and will give them more power to continue their abuse of power. They are prioritizing this because they have no plans focusing on the pandemic. Read up and sign the petition on our bio. #JunkTerrorBill
VERSCLIMMBESSERUNG⠀
05082020 | @jblacaden ⠀
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Kismet watched as the sun slowly made its descent down the horizon. It had been hours since she showed the prince the bubble spell and until now the young lord was only able to further drench himself with water. Prince Markus made for an extremely poor mage, but Kismet could not help but admire the young man’s persistence and determination. Still, it was getting late and she was getting hungry and bored. ⠀
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“My lord, maybe we should resume our lessons tomorrow morning?” Kismet asked.⠀
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Prince Markus, breathing heavily and soaking wet, looked at Kis and said, “No. It’s better to get this out of the way now. Tomorrow is saved up for the more difficult spells, yes?”⠀
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Kis sighed. She knew it was futile to argue. She knew what the prince’s mistake was. He was not gathering enough magic to properly support the spell he’s uttering. She told him this countless of times and countless of times he said he got it.⠀
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Maybe…she could do something to help the prince just a little bit. She gathered a smidge of her magic into her fingertips. Then she uttered a transference spell. She felt the magic leave her. It floated in the air like golden dust particles towards the focused prince. The magic landed on the unaware prince and it dissolved into him.⠀
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“I’ll try it one more time,” he said. The prince closed his eyes and he uttered the spell. ⠀
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A shimmer passed over him. Tiny bubbles began to appear all around him. Hundreds, thousands of them floating in the air. Kismet was surprised. She was sure she only gave him a small bit of magic. ⠀
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“I’m doing it! Kis, look at all of these! I’ve done it!”⠀
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The bubbles continued to appear. They were starting to fill up the entire room. Kismet stood up and began backing away.⠀
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“You can stop now, my lord,” she said.⠀
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“I don’t know how.” The confused prince replied. “STOP!”⠀
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The bubbles squeezed into each other; the prince lost among them.⠀
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Kismet’s back was now touching the door. The bubbles a foot away from her face. She raised a hand and waved them and all the bubbles burst. Water flooded the library.⠀
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“What just happened?” The prince asked.⠀
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Kismet wanted to know too.