Breathe (Translated From Spanish)

When everything wants to go wrong
and you're feeling the urge to scream
or fighting back the urge to burst into tears 
take a moment 
lay your head back 
and just breathe 
inhale the positive
exhale the negative 
when everything wants to go wrong
make sure that you're good
there are things you can't control
but don't worry about those things
otherwise they will control you
just take a moment
breathe
and know that everything will be okay

© 2014

Gone

Take a good look at this face 
because you'll never see it again 
maybe you'll see it in passing
but it won't be the face you remember
you won't want to remember
and before you try to explain
know that there's nothing you can say
at least not now 
you had a chance to produce the truth
but you chose to create a lie
and in telling this lie
you showed blatant disrespect
it's a good thing I respect myself more
otherwise you would see the face of old
the face that would turn the other cheek
now I barely show my other cheek
the face that would smile through it all
when really I was just tired of it all
I still love you
it's a good thing I love myself more
so take a good look at this face
because you'll never see that face again
your light just isn't bright enough

© 2014

Weather Or Not Haiku

Come prepared for rain
or be prepared to wait for
the day it stops raining.

© 2014

With Patience (Translated From Spanish)

It's difficult to fight these tears
because my eyes want to cry
I'm running out of time
at least I feel like I am
there are no more questions I can ask
and no more answers I can give
I'm here waiting patiently
patience was never my best quality
I had to learn to be patient
but still my eyes want to cry 
I don't let them cry anymore
because they're very good at it
so what am I going to do then 
I have to wait 
and wait with patience
because it's the hardest thing to do

© 2014

Built For This Haiku

There's room next to you, 
but you alone can handle 
what's in front of you.

© 2014

Being A Better Person

You're just trying to be a better person

but it's hard when 

people remember you back then 

back when you were anything but kind

they didn't know what was going through your mind 

you didn't even know half the time

and you didn't even care if anybody cared

so why care if any feelings were spared 

now that's who you were 

but that's not who you are now

you're just trying to be a better person

but it's hard when 

people remember you back then

back when you were the scum of the earth 

but really you just didn't know your own worth

you didn't know you've been amazing since birth

how could you know 

with no encouragement 

only discouragement 

you took so much abuse

but never used any of it as an excuse

you figured what's the use

it's much better to focus on the things that matter

you're just trying to be a better person

© 2014

See Through The Haiku

Why would you hold on
to someone who only brings
darkness into your life?

© 2014

Build A Brighter Haiku

Dare your child to let

their dreams reach far beyond the 

street lights they look up to.

© 2014

Bound (Translated From Spanish)

Feet to the chair
hands over your eyes
and your glasses
you won't be needing them anymore
they never helped you anyway
can you hear anything
do you know where you are 
or who would do this to you
you must remember something
maybe you threw your glasses in frustration
because things could be better
but things could be worse also
so maybe you tied your feet to the chair
for fear that things would get worse
perhaps you were afraid of what you might do
so you tied your own hands with your teeth
and then you covered your eyes
so you wouldn't see what you had done
it's just a theory
but it's not so difficult to believe
it's our fears that trap us
and our faith that gives us the strength to escape
you've had yourself hostage for a while
now is the time to set yourself free

© 2014

Unseen Love

Would it help to keep your eyes closed

how about if you wear a blindfold 

do you think that those who are blind

won't know Love because they can't see it

do you think they've lost sight of it's meaning

or are they really without weakness

knowing that looks can be deceiving 

they don't go looking for it 

so why should you

why should any of us have to

how easy we forget that it once found us

how easy we forget that it surrounds us 

even when we curse it's name

then blame it for everything that's wrong

Love is still here

and it has been here all along 

in the past if Love was in the air 

we would've probably held our breath 

preferring death over another disappointment 

hopefully now we understand that it's not Love's fault

some people just don't wish to be caught

nor do they deserve to catch us

maybe we should let Love be

then maybe we'll realize what it means to truly see

© 2014

Roadkill Haiku

If you feel run down,
stop giving people the right
to run you over. 

© 2014

Tangled

You thought you would feel better
but ever since the day you snapped
you've felt trapped 
as if you've been caught in a web
now you feel like food for a spider
but you're a fighter
so you try your best to fight out 
when you were just trying your best to hide out
but this isn't a hideout
very few escape with their lives
so you're fortunate to be alive
unfortunately you've yet to break free
how did you get so tangled 
perhaps by refusing to give your pride any credit
that's why you let it continue to live within you

are you finally ready to accept responsibility 

or will you claim that you lacked the ability
to clean up the messes you've made
which forced you to seek refuge in the shade
knowing the truth would come to light
and had you realized that you are light
you would've seen that web you ran into
keep in mind it's not as strong as you
you're just making it look easy

© 2014

A Reason To Believe (Translated From Spanish)

You don't have to be afraid to show your face
there's no reason to fear
no reason to hide
you had everything
or so you thought
now you believe that you have nothing
but why
because you feel your hair through your fingers
and nothing in the palms of your hands
or because you're surrounded by darkness
the darkness is there to help you
but while you're hoping for a light at the end of a tunnel
you're forgetting that you are light
so you're afraid to show your face
ask yourself something
you think that you're alone in the dark?
you're not alone
there are many just like you
believing they have nothing
feeling ashamed to show their faces
but there's no reason to fear
you all think that you have nothing
what if you have everything you need
but you only have to believe it to see it

© 2014

You Got This

Life is full of surprises
so why do you look surprised
you were taught to be ready for anything
and be ready at all times
but you were never ready
at least not all the time
so you always look surprised
but you shouldn't be surprised
Life is full of surprises
you can't prepare for them all
some will have an answer
others will keep you up at night
some will leave you speechless
others will make you want to tell the world
you know how unpredictable they are
so how's any of this surprising you
Life is full of surprises
but surprisingly you still look surprised 
if you were taught to be ready 
you should've learned to stay ready 
because anything can happen in Life
good or bad
just don't be surprised 
when you see that you're able to handle it

© 2014

Black Tears

I feel like I'm dying inside
but I'm not sad about it
I'm actually glad
because what use to make me mad
no longer effects me 
now it rejects me
because I'm being reborn
I feel taller
and my circle is getting smaller
but I don't care 
because whether you were there for me
or there to see me fall
I was never really worried at all
so don't let the black tears fool you
I have too much class to school you
but I will say this 
the tears aren't because I'm loosing you
and I don't regret choosing you 
I was born to die 
so if a part of me doesn't die
the rest me will never know why 
why I even existed
or why I resisted living all those years
my purpose would be unclear
as unclear as my black tears 

© 2014