REBORN

By Dr. Elvie Razon-Gonzales

I lock our clinic door, rub my hands with a generous amount of alcohol. I quicken my pace as I head to my happy place: stacks of books on the floor, wall-to-wall books mounted in four corners, posters of vintage covers above. For one glorious hour, I sniff the moldy pages and I am reborn.

| SHARE

“GAMOT”

By Dr. Julius Baciles

Paano mo ba sasabibin...

Paano ka magbibilin...

Sakit na iyong nararamdaman Kailan kaya ito maiibsan?

Nais kong ika'y tulungan...

Ngunit hanggang saan may tututulong pinansyal?

Tanong sa sarili, "maghahanap kung saan"

Hanggang saan, hanggang kailan Magkakaroon ng katarungan?

Sapat na ba'y ikay tignan?

Kakulangan ng gamot sino ang pwedeng lapitan..

Nawa'y mayroong tumulong ng lubusan.

Dr. Julius T. Baciles

Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

| SHARE

LIFE ZOOMED OUT

By Dr. Iris Thiele Isip-Tan

I was comfortable enough online BC (Before Covid). 

But life became a series of Zoom meetings.  

Meetings which could have been emails.  

I refuse to be Zoombified! 

One Zoom meeting at a time.  

No matter how many gadgets I could turn on. 

Leave meeting. Go to next.  

My life by Google calendar. 

Close laptop.  

Sleep.

| SHARE

LISENSYA

By Dr Kevin Joy Batan

Isa, parang blankong libro

Nakakalula, nakakakaba

Musmos na manggagamot, nakatingala

Pano ba? Bahala na

Pangalawa, libro nagkakalaman na

Utak nagkakalaman na

Subalit, sulat nabahiran ng pawis at luha

Puso kaya pa ba?

Pangatlo, libro patapos na

Manggamot nasaan ka na

Kasiyahan nahanap mo ba?

Sa huling kabanata, nakatingala pa ba?

Dating musmos, tara rounds na

Dr. Keven Joy Batan

This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

| SHARE