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