Wayne Angelo Castillo

Poetry

Geography of our Melancholies

For Mariko This inconsolable distance Between our lips Separated by unfamiliar cities And impassable seas; This insatiable wonder for the unknown That grows every day in morbid anticipation Of the smell...

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Poetry

Sometimes, I am the leaves

Aimless and astray – “I won’t go far” But most times, lost in the intricate streets and manmade blocks Not knowing the way back to your...

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Poetry

Adieu, Jorellie

And this shall be my last goodbye. Do not leave your door— even your windows, The leaks in your ceiling open for my voice Seal your heart...

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Fiction

The Mats

Health

Wayne Angelo Castillo

Geography of our Melancholies

Sometimes, I am the leaves

Adieu, Jorellie

The Mats

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