La Resaca, Undertow Poetry — First Issue
“Equality means more than passing laws. The struggle is really won in the hearts and minds of the community, where it really counts.” – Barbara Gittings "La igualdad es mas que simplemente pasar leyes. En realidad, la lucha estriba en conquistar los corazones y las mentes de la comunidad, ahi es donde cuenta." — Barabara Gittings Karlo Sevilla Dear Aesthete, This Could Turn Deadly You whisper to me that the lonely firefly that blinks and dives down the undergrowth is a teardrop of a broken star. And this same night amidst the chaos, the infant’s soft laughter is the chimes of a miniature carillon — the last music her mother shall ever hear now that the martial knocks tremble the wooden door. And you yourself have long realized that you will stand up against injustice no matter the cost, because the most beautiful thing in this life is to do what is right even at supreme sacrifice. © Karlo Sevilla Philippines Karlo Sevilla of Quezon City...