Inside You (Translated From Spanish)

I know what you must be thinking
where does it come from
inside you
you couldn't hide it if you tried
not from me anyway
I know it when I see it
it began with my great grandmother
then my grandmother
my mother
and now you
but it doesn't matter how many times I tell you
or how many poems I write with you in mind
you have to believe in yourself
in order to see it for yourself
pain exists
but your tears can deal with the pain 
you're built to endure
so don't choose to suffer
when you have everything you need 
inside you
that's where your strength comes from
without a doubt
so why think about the question 
when you've always been the answer

© 2014

White With Gold

I've seen it so many times before

but I thought it was my eyes playing tricks on me

see when you're in a room that's dark

your eyes can see even a little spark

it was something I never thought I would mention

so I didn't pay it too much attention

as time passed it became brighter

and I became less of a fighter

less resistant

and more persistent

I wanted to see it again

please forgive me

as I never had the honor of seeing you in ivory

and back then I was blocking my energy

so I couldn't hear my inner G

when he was speaking to me

I didn't think I would ever learn

nor did I think you would ever return

my angel

God's angel

what was it that I saw anyway

that made me so nervous to see you on that day

I had so much I needed to say to you

now I'm just wondering if you've seen it too

it's white with gold

it's your aura

maybe now I hope you'll understand

and if not all you have to do is look at your hand

© 2014

Hope: The Cure For Insomnia

It's hard to believe I'm still awake

thinking about the chances I didn't take

right about now I should be sleeping

but I can't with all this weeping

as if crying has done me any favors

I've probably disturbed the neighbors

Lord knows what they're thinking 

maybe that I've been drinking 
but that should come as no surprise 
I'd do anything to rest these eyes 

really it's my mind that needs the break 
thinking about the chances I didn't take 
how can I sleep with that on my heart 
to do nothing was cowardly on my part
I can only hope that everything will be all right
maybe I do deserve to be up all night 
but I can't begin the process of healing 
if I always find myself staring at the ceiling
it's just these feelings I can't seem to shake
thinking about the chances I didn't take 
they say too much of anything is a sin
but hopefully I'll get the chance again 
then it won't be as bad as it seems
because I'll do it the way I see it in my dreams

© 2014

Running Water

I always seem to find the perfect place 
where I can hide my face
disguising my tears as running water
when really I'm doing what I've done for years
which is try to run away from my fears
but I'll just keep my head down 
as I attempt to drown myself in sorrow
wondering if today is a preview of tomorrow
that is if there is a tomorrow
because the time we barrow makes no promises
none it can keep anyway 
so knowing that I could go at any day
I'm still sitting here 
disguising my tears as running water
imagining rain 
and that somehow it would wash away my pain
but it doesn't 
it's there for me to see
how can that be
because it doesn't matter how much water falls
if I don't start trying
what's to stop my soul from dying
so maybe it's time to start living
and stop running

© 2014

Play On Words Haiku

One piece of advice;

don't chase the dream if you're not

prepared to catch her.

© 2014

That's Enough (City Lights)

Lost in the city lights
so colorful 
each one a possibility 
what a beautiful distraction
now they're like paparazzi 
capturing our pain
revealing our suffering
exposing our truth 
violence 
death
injustice
so much has been seen
yet very little has been done
nobody's smiling
no one feels safe 
nothing seems real
we're no longer enamored 
the beauty's gone 
we've gone from lost 
to blind
blinded by the city lights
each one a memory
they've shown us so much
please turn them off

© 2014

Embrace Haiku

You've always had Light;
you had to be the first one 
to accept it.

© 2014

The Right To Remain Silent (Translated From Spanish)

This world is a warzone
it always has been
some choose to remain silent 
others renounce that right
but it's impossible to remain silent
unless you cut out your tongue
and if that happens
your actions would have to be convincing
because your words would be missing in action
there would be no singing
there would be no shouting 
you would have to find a way to make noise
but you do have a voice
a voice that no one wants you to use
and there's so much to say 
so much injustice
it's impossible to remain silent 
unless people cut out their tongues
if that happens
your voice would need to be louder
in case their actions don't speak as loud
and they need to speak loudly
because this is the world they live in
a world that wants you to remain silent 

© 2014

You Must Be

You told me that your nightmares were real 

and that you didn't know how to feel anymore

plus your body was plenty sore 

from the pain you've experienced over the years

so much so that you were afraid to face your peers

fearing that they would never believe you

and crazy is how they would perceive you 

you couldn't have been more right

as some of their hearts were as black as night 

but it was that darkness that allowed you to shine bright

as your light was revealed in place of your shame

you even refused to give your nightmares a name

thankfully acknowledging their presence 

didn't allow them to consume your essence 

you must be stronger than you think 

so if once again you find yourself on the brink of disaster

remember there's so much you've yet to master 

maybe too much for your lifetime 

but wouldn't you like to try 

wouldn't you like just one more dream before you die

because that's the true nightmare

knowing that your dreams are right there

but you show signs of being scared to take the leap

it's like closing your eyes when you're not really asleep

© 2014

Different Than Most

I've been told I'm on a level different than most

and when I come around 

people swear they've seen a ghost

but I'm like a host

just trying to keep away from these parasites

by living life everyday like it's paradise

but even without a pair of dice

life's still a gamble 

and although I've never been a quarterback

I've still had to scramble

people think that life's a scandal 

and none of this is really real 

so they're having conversations with the Devil 

playing Let's Make A Deal 

well it's that's how they feel

I guess there's no seed to sow

because what's the point in sowing a seed

if they don't think it can grow

blinded by their desires to possess things 

but refuse to take possession of their blessings

I remember being right there with them 

all too willing to live that nightmare with them

but I was scared away from becoming a ghost

so I'm thankful I'm on a level different than most

© 2014

Deep Breaths Haiku

It's not just about
the energy you give out;
it's what you take in.

© 2014

All Of The Sudden Haiku

Maybe it's time we
quit acting like we've never
been scared until now.

© 2014

Among Us (Angels)

I keep telling them that you exist
but no matter how much I persist
they insist that I quit trying
telling me to stop lying
meanwhile so many of them are dying
without ever knowing
if what they see is truly an illusion  
so they come to the conclusion
that you're just not real
you're just not real to them
it doesn't matter if I say so
you're without a halo 
and you're missing your wings
to them you shouldn't be missing those things 
but if they only knew what happened to your wings
I think it's your ability to show humility
that makes you nothing less than a blessing
so I'm guessing you've been here for awhile
believe me I tried to tell them 
now what do I tell them 
what can I tell them if anything
they'll just have to see you for themselves
and if I continue to speak from my heart
at least I know that I'm doing my part

© 2014

Out Here (Translated From Spanish)

It can be scary out here
especially if you don't know what's out here
all you see is light
but all you've seen is darkness 
still you've found a way out
so this is your chance 
you are ready 
ready to be visible to the world
but you have to believe it as well 
you feel stronger in darkness
as if somehow you're protected
and of course you are protected
but it's the light that protects you
because you are light
therefore the attraction was always there
so this is your chance
possibly your only chance
nobody is forcing you to come out
but you will have support if you do it
as well as criticism for doing it
nobody would blame you for remaining in darkness
it can be scary out here
but this world needs your help
this world needs your light

© 2014