Genevieve S. Aguinaldo lives in Laguna with her husband and four children. She graduated BA Communication Arts from the University of the Philippines Los Banos. Some of her works appeared in Shot Glass Journal, The Fib Review, Wales Haiku Journal, Scarlet Dragonfly Journal, and Sunday Times Manila. She enjoys nature walks and community fairs.

Genevieve Soriano Aguinaldo

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Election Day

My daughter went home happy
She was elected as the Class Peace Keeper

I would have loved to tell her
to extend her job here
So that her father won't smell
the pencil shavings inside my heart