Standard Pressstandardpress.hashnode.dev·Mar 12, 2022Good Women by RosaAll our life, we’ve been raised to be “A good woman.” Our bodies celebrate us on becoming women by providing us with body hair, but they expect us to shave it off. They expect us to go through nine months of pregnancy, with two lactating breasts, and...Discuss·59 readsThe Lapiscian Florilegiumwriting
Standard Pressstandardpress.hashnode.dev·Mar 12, 2022Democracy by SencillaMerriam Webster Dictionary defines democracy as a system that allows everyone to be treated equally, regardless of their identity which ranges to one’s race, sexuality, religion, etc. Furthermore, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights also de...Discuss·56 readsThe Lapiscian Florilegiumwriting
Standard Pressstandardpress.hashnode.dev·Mar 12, 2022Silence by CerritulusDon't speak unless spoken to Or unless I wanna get hurt I know they're just gonna judge me It's a curse I've had since birth Most of them are self centered They don't watch what they say They don't care how it affects others Not in the slightest way ...Discuss·50 readsThe Lapiscian FlorilegiumPoetry
Standard Pressstandardpress.hashnode.dev·Jan 31, 2022Destined Spotlight by Sencilla⠀⠀⠀In a prominent concert hall in Moscow, hundreds of aristocrats silently watched a man in his late 30s who once walked to the center of a wide stage. He wore a black coat that overlaid his white polo shirt with a black long tie underneath his shirt...Discuss·45 readsThe Lapiscian Florilegiumflashflction
Standard Pressstandardpress.hashnode.dev·Jan 31, 2022My Unexpected Love by Akira MoriyamaMy Unexpected Love by Akira Moriyama "I am not in love with you." and that is a fact. A love that will never come through, a pair that will never attract. My heart beats fast whenever I see you, but how can I feel this for someone I'm not into? "Am ...Discuss·53 readsThe Lapiscian FlorilegiumPoetry
Standard Pressstandardpress.hashnode.dev·Jan 31, 2022To My Best Friend by Rosa“Goodbye.” I said brightly before hanging up. I wish I had the strength to speak, before we were forced to hold our peace. Time passed and clock still ticks. Your heart yearns for another, but mine is still learning to beat half as fast as it did. Ma...DiscussThe Lapiscian Florilegiumletter
Standard Pressstandardpress.hashnode.dev·Jan 31, 2022The Promise You Hold by LislahThe Promise You Hold To all those who have felt lost Unheard, dazed amidst an infinity; Bring forth a brazen bow Step forth, listen closely —for your time is now You are a candle waiting to be lit By the flame of the perfect moment Shine your myriad ...DiscussThe Lapiscian FlorilegiumPoetry
Standard Pressstandardpress.hashnode.dev·Jan 31, 2022Midsummer Dreams and Midnight Seas by ZakoshujinMidsummer Dreams and Midnight Seas Roku Zakoshujin "Please let me be, let me set myself free, Can't I break the shackles linking you to me?" Whispers seep down the endless sea: "Oh why, oh why, oh why?" Waking in a village by the blue, A sickening bl...DiscussThe Lapiscian FlorilegiumPoetry
Standard Pressstandardpress.hashnode.dev·Jan 31, 2022Our Obsession with Talent by AMAFRANTalented would be how you describe someone like Mozart who wrote his first symphony at age 4, or someone like Bobby Fischer who was a chess grandmaster by 15 years old. It is said that geniuses get made once-a-century or so, yet good songs, ⠀⠀good ch...DiscussThe Lapiscian FlorilegiumPoetry
Standard Pressstandardpress.hashnode.dev·Jan 31, 2022Heresy and Justice by HaliyaA gumamela blooms under Apolaki’s fumes Her petals shone of a radiant pink shade Her leaves swaying along Amihan’s breaths T’was the birth of a peerless aide Truth became told All good things will come to an end Here comes the days that mend the livi...DiscussThe Lapiscian Florilegiumflorilegium