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Lose myself tells a story about two people who thought that they found what they are looking for in each other.
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The artwork is a digitalized version of my sketch based on the indie-film “Ang kuwento nating dalawa”.
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To say the least, it is based on my struggles with past relationships that I could barely understand at the time that I wrote the poem.
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The main reason as to why I decided to re tell Melancholia, is for me to fully understand where I was, where I am now, and where I should go.
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One of the common themes of the whole zine is all about heart breaks, and longing for something.
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I have to admit, it’s been three years since I last dated someone, two years since I last tried to go ask someone out. In those years in between, I hated myself and even lost the drive to move forward. But it was through all that pain that I realized maybe the reason why such relationships didn’t work is because we are not meant to be, and we are just preparing each other for the next step.
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I joked around that maybe it was all me, since the people that got out of my life are now doing better. That was a sad way of looking at it before.
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But now, one thing is for sure. If God will let me have another shot to fall in love again, I can guarantee that I will no longer lose myself.