Hazel Ann Duero Odtohan

The same man we asked for his hustle but gave us his heart because it came with so much more. 

I hope you find a love that puts you first.

Love was gentle, but I wasn’t. Love was right but the person wasn’t.

When it comes to you, a million thank yous will never be enough. But when it comes to you, I’ll try.

The same stars who witnessed how you kissed me in the light of its thousands. The stars, where my love for you goes and come back.

I let you in and let go of my defenses and so far, I’m glad I did for my days stopped becoming black and blue.

I love you so much and as Augustus once told Hazel Grace, “It is a privilege to have my heart broken by you.”

I’m going to love you bravely.

Here I am saying goodbye to you, one last final time.

And amidst the winning and the losing, you will find a whole new you.

“Sometimes not having closure is the closure,” a Filipino movie once stated. The thing is, sometimes it’s best to leave things the way they are because if you try to fix them, it would just make things messier.

I would have set a bit of me on fire, enough for a spark, just to keep us burning for a little while.