by JB Nuique
and if your stars did not align tonight
wish for the universe to make you bright
unapologetically like the sun or moon
till every bruise there is would heal very soon
and if this world is not ours to tread
‘cause we won’t survive alone with bread
pray, pray for the kings to use their crown
to convince us we need not forever frown
and may that blood, yours and mine, won’t spill
from our chests to our wrists against our will
for if we die who will have the heart to brave
each storm when we’re voiceless beyond the grave
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ABOUT THE POET ~
J.B. Nuique, aka Giudellius, is a Cebuano-speaking Negrense from the Philippines. She is an August Virgo, an artist and an ink drinker. She loves sunsets, coffee and chocolate cake. She likes rom-com films and other films with women as the main character. Other than poetry, she is writing novels about the women in her fictional country of Simetra. Her Judenne Waters, where she posted most of her works during the pandemic, is on hiatus.
Last updated February 19, 2025