Princess Arjhel Alberto

A Prayer to the Deity of the Lost  

I keep on losing things like 

my sign pen,

my scissors, 

my phone. 

So I intertwine my hands and call upon 

her name,

Anagolay*,

…please?

Bring back the things I need

and things I thought would always be here—

my heart,

some memories,

You. 

And if things don’t work that way; to stay

is not in Tadhana’s** bound— then, 

may the gods allow me to forget

the things that will never be found.

*A/N: Anagolay is the Goddess of Lost Things based on Philippine Mythology.

**Tadhana means Destiny or Fate.