Beautiful traveler of whimsical dreams Chained to nostalgic times Afraid to expand your wings You were awakened among the valley of fears You are gnawed in this aberrant world by insatiable beings Who in their blindness pretend to hold the banner of life Furiously they suck the decency of those who crave to look past…… Continue reading Butterfly’s Madness
Month: August 2021
Your Eyes
The eyes, An inspiration to poets Who lost in their mystery Have written songs and sonnets They are the sacred window to our soul They reveal our emotional load One simple look is all takes To replace a thousand words A look of tenderness helps soothe pain A loving gaze can dissipate fear A warrior’s…… Continue reading Your Eyes
Butterfly
**Rough copy As I sat quietly at my favorite booth Enjoying my brief solitude Watching people’s expressions Imagining their lives I reached for my pen And started to write Suddenly the scent of musk hit my nostrils I looked up slowly, Curious at what my eyes would discover The ink spread all over the arms…… Continue reading Butterfly
Surrender
I breathe in the aroma of your body Naked are our bodies I feel you, skin to skin As your eyes say “keep torturing me” The rich scent of your shivering skin Is intoxicating like a gentle breeze of spring A tender caress of my hand all over your body Is the perfect remedy to…… Continue reading Surrender
Succumbing to Essence
What is freedom? Is it recklessness? I carry both within my gypsy soul They tear me up Yet make me whole. Let freedom’s arms wrapped around my waist Let its gentle breeze whisper in my ear Telling me its wild secrets Finding my weakness. I wish to be kidnapped To fly away to a self-made…… Continue reading Succumbing to Essence
IMPERFECT
**rough draft ************************************************************************* What is perfection? Does it even exist? Why are we so eager to sacrifice the best in us over a myth? Blind we are to believe within perfection lies beauty A useless word to masquerade silent cruelty. Perfection…. The absence of growth A state of sick complacency A place to hide from…… Continue reading IMPERFECT
ELIZABETH
Memories…. That is all I will be left with soon Your departure is imminent You leave me here as you move on to another journey I can feel the tears welling up inside I want to cry but tears won’t flow My heart too afraid to let go Too afraid to say goodbye. In limbo…… Continue reading ELIZABETH
Lessons From My Grandmother
Recently I got the news about my grandmother’s cancer progression; times such as this, make you pause and reflect on life. My Nonna or abuelita (grandmother) has been like a mother to me. When I reflect on life, I realize I did not make it out of the abuse alone. Although I never told my…… Continue reading Lessons From My Grandmother
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