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❝Are you doing well?❞
A very simple question,
but hard to answer.
Melancholia is a collection of haiku that echoes the sentiments of the young generation today, who have silently fought hard lately in order to surviv...
Any kind of ship will sink and fall apart—just like the two of us.
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❝GROUP YOURSELVES INTO two,❞ the speaker shouted to the whole class. I observed everyone in the room in silence. They were busy finding their pair, yet no one came to mine.
The speaker shouted again, ❝Students without any pair may exit the room.❞
I smiled upon finding my way out of the classroom after playing the last round of the game they called, The Boat is Sinking. ❝You still played very well,❞ I whispered to myself and finally walked away.
Being left out is not new to me, to be honest. I am not used to it either, but I am so used to ignoring the pain until it no longer hurts and until my eyes can no longer tell how hurt I am inside. Maybe I am just the joker of a deck of cards, where they only find me essential when the others are already gone.
However, when will be my time to shine?
Will everything be just a dream?
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