Have you heard of the place called home? We hear it everywhere right? But do you have one? well when I was 5, we lived in a simple 3-roomed home in a typical province here in this calm and beautiful place-The Philippines. Tropic? Indeed. It is really very relaxing, you couldn’t ask for more. We eat lots of my mom’s home made goodies. I really love the way she cooks. The ambiance back then was far, far different. Sometimes I try to search for some pigments of the atmosphere’s “color” from my old home here in our new home. Well, it’s not really that new. We’ve been living here for about 5 years this coming May. And you know what?-everything simply..CHANGED( include the calm and beautiful description of the country, oh shocks.)
And this afternoon is the most different afternoon of all. This is the first time I felt like NOT wanting to go home, I want some break.
it’s just about a month or two when my health had been at it’s worst-well at least for this year. And my mom is really trying her best to make me all chubby and healthy again! Hahaha. But HELL I look like a zombie! I just slept last night looking on the mirror realizing I already have dark circles under my eyes, and when I woke up?Damn! My eyes even…argh, never mind!
I know I’ve NEVER been radiant and beautiful. NEVER in my life. Not even lovely or pretty. But I never thought I’d look this–UGLY! I look totally stressed out. But, yeah I’m truly stressed out. I’ve been thinking of so many thins right now. This week-I’ve been such a failure. The worst part of this? I feel like I’d always fail for about…FOREVER from now on! I think it’s difficult to get up. I’m losing control, I’m out my mind, out of myself. I just can’t focus! I can’t do things right. I even think I haven’t done anything good.
I might be the worst friend, the worst child, the worst sister…simply the WORST! I can’t be good. You know, I’ve been thoroughly searching for that place I used to know. Where I can find all the peace, love and warmth. Now, it’s been different. My favorite place is the place I never wanted to go this afternoon, the place I never wanted to stay this night.
I want an escape. Being here only makes feel, see, realize and think over things I never wanted to think. Things that caused me to elude my mind just to forget about their existence. And what are these things? Oh, in case you haven’t experienced them yet, let me tell you. These Darn things are what they call REALITIES. Well I call them obstacles. You know what I do with obstacles? Either jump over them, run around them or beat them and take them to the ground until they won’t exist anymore. But like what I’ve said, things changed. Not only for me but for my entire family. I think I’m not that strong anymore to do what I use to do with challenges and trials-OVERCOME them.
But then again, I thought over things and found out that they’re not only obstacles or burdens after all. they’re more than obstacles or burdens-they’re failures. Things I can’t have or earn, which makes me more frustrated.
I can’t help but be affected. It’s like having a finger that hurts and sores. MY mind might be telling me: “you don’t have to feel the pain. Your whole being isn’t affected after all.” But I know, I feel it in my instincts I can sense them and in the core of my being…THERE is pain and I FEEL it.
Same here. My mom never wanted me to worry about the things she’s going through. But hey, how am I supposed to do that? She’s my mom, we’re a family and I’m still a PART of her. Now that I have my own personal problems too, I can’t tell her. I have no rights to add up to her burdens. I AM already a burden, I know that. When will I be able to do the right thing? I want to be her salvation…
In this place they call home, can I find all I need to cheer and build a part of me that’s already suffering? What can one pathetic, imperfect, ugly person like me can do to a seemingly perfect parent?
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