Kyla Dessirei Dequito

What Wakes with Me

by Kyla Dessirei Dequito | Oct 10, 2025 | Literary

Beep. Beep. Beep. The alarm screams, disturbing the silence. I’ve been awake for longer than that. Yet, I do not move nor blink. The mattress sags under a heavy weight— sprawled across my chest, pressing, burrowing in deeper the longer I lie still. ...

We, the Sovereign

by Kyla Dessirei Dequito | Sep 15, 2025 | Literary, Poetry

“We, the sovereign Filipino people” A preamble that seems to only exist in name, So that those with serpent skins of greed Have you be used for their own personal gain. Can’t you hear the cries of your people? The grief of mothers clutching bloodied coffins, The pleas...