"metamorphosis" is admer balingan's first collection of poetry and prose that tackles a series of failed attempts to refinement. it is his acknowledgment to human frailties expressed through unconventional types of written literature. he also takes with him in this collection the scent and soil of his native land, his homesickness and deeply rootedness to the culture that shapes his life. this is a collection of memories of his younger self and a fresh voice of his present self conflicting with universal rules and standards of loving and living. this is an ode to tender years that were not lived freely. this is a plea, a protest. this is a viciousness of himself in all the nights and days he is hungry for new skin, flowers, magic, and luck.