Cymo 2021 | The Encounter | June 2021

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I knew someone named Jin... Joshua Malapitan I knew someone named Jin. He used to be called paper-thin. Always feeling sick and weak. Yet, he never bothered, Neither did he become outraged. I knew someone named Jin. People called him queer Always alone, he had no peers. The silence was music in his ear, A time where no degradations he hears. I knew someone named Jin. He was belittled but skilled. Always on top but he never bragged. With his presence, A lot are intimidated. I knew someone named Jin. He looked joyous and genuine. He wanted to feel belonged, A place where he can be himself, Yet, no one accepted. I knew someone named Jin. In a society full of judgments, He lived with a heavy heart. Still, he never bothered, Neither did he become outraged. I knew someone named Jin. Enormity never prevails, He deemed. Hurtful notions were the reasons he strived For a life, once he thought was kind.

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References

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pages 90-92

Snippets from The Encounter

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pages 88-89

Acknowledgement

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page 87

Homecoming

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page 80

Penultimate

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pages 84-86

Cardo

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page 81

I’m Home

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pages 82-83

river

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pages 78-79

Waltzing with Death

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Genesis: Prologue

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pages 70-73

Puwang

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A dream that came true

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page 69

The Final Walk

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Found

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pages 66-67

Ephemeral

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A battle with an unknown enemy

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pages 60-61

Pahula

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Unknown Misery

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page 48

Promises

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1 A.M. thoughts

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paroxysm

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Katok

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WeAreAllButterflies

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Pangalan

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pages 46-47

Loneliness: Past, Present, and the Future

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page 45

Be careful with me

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I Forgot Yet I Remember

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pages 42-43

Air-Kissed

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pages 34-36

Running Circles

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page 37

Hubad

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The Sun

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Quarantine

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Dapithapon

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I knew someone named Jin

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Through Night’s Time

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If I ever get lost

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A Moment with Nature

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BalladoftheIronCoffin

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Fate in a Billion Ways

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Cosmos

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Canvas

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Rencontre: Life in Pieces

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