Endure

The truth is

people are truly suffering

that's nothing new

but turn on the news

and what do we see

lives lost

killed by Harvey

homes destroyed

people forced to rebuild

and start over

while we sit here

feeling sorry for ourselves

complaining

afraid to rebuild

believing life is over

taking air for granted

without checking our pulse

or putting our hand over our hearts

not to pledge allegiance 

but to prove a point

the truth is

people are truly suffering

but if their hearts still beat

there's no storm they can't weather

© 2017

Now (Again)

How many times have you been here
it seems like too many to count
but here you are yet again
second guessing yourself
wondering what you're truly capable of
can you do the things you say you can do
and will you really do those things 
or are you simply all talk
and nothing more than wasted potential
if you want to know the truth
you're too old to be wasting potential
time waits for no one
so don't expect it to wait for you
especially when you're sitting here
second guessing yourself
wondering what you're truly capable of
there's more to you than this 
but you're afraid to make a decision
the one that'll probably change everything
so if you don't make that decision now
that decision will be made for you
and everything will change no matter what 
this is the second chance that you asked for
don't blow it by second guessing yourself

© 2017

Entre Nosotros

Sé lo que prometimos
que no habría secretos entre nosotros
pero si tenemos secretos juntos
debemos guardarlos entre nosotros
las cosas que nos gustan hacer juntos
con nuestros labios
nuestros manos
y nuestros cuerpos 
o la manera que sentimos cuando..
es perfectamente sana
asi que no estamos avergonzados
pero hay gente que siempre nos juzgará
llamándonos pervitidos
todos tienen un fetiche
pero no se hablan de eso
todo ese placer
y todo esa excitacíon
se quedan en la cama
en un cuarto 
llena de varios juguetes
pero no hablemos de eso
vamos a mostrarnos ahora mismo
lo bueno que somos
guardando un secreto entre nosotros

© 2017

Visual Lies

You have trust issues
is that why your eyes are closed
did they deceive you yet again
by seeing what they wanted you to see
rather than what was really there
maybe that's why you're having trouble
you can't see where you should be
or who you should be
because all you see is misery
everything that went wrong before
and everything that could go wrong again
that's why your eyes are closed
it's understandable 
given everything that's happened 
so just keep them closed for now
at least until things look a little better
the way you imagined they would be
misery doesn't have to be all you see
because it's not all that's there
if you have trust issues
start by trusting yourself
and stop trying to sabotage your vision
don't let your eyes play you for a fool
but don't let them play the fool either

© 2017

SMS

I haven't said much of anything
aside from a few text messages
you haven't responded though
or maybe no response is the response
and I'm just not getting the message
but I don't like to read into anything
so maybe I'll wait to hear from you
how does that sound
it doesn't sound healthy
but what do you expect
you were my immune system 
so how can I be healthy 
when being without you 
makes me sick to my stomach
how can I fight infection 
without your protection 
maybe it's just my gut feeling
telling me I've made a mistake 
knowing what was at stake
now I feel so ashamed
too ashamed to say anything
aside from a few text messages
you haven't responded still
but I keep hoping one day you will

© 2017 

Extraños

Cuando éramos extraños
la vida era mucho más fácil
no había ninguna presión
sin expectativas
o ninguna razón para estar nervioso
éramos quienes éramos
nuestra forma más pura
pero todo eso cambiaba
cuando nos hacíamos conocidos
luego asociados
y amigos después
teníamos muchas cosas en común
pero ahora había mucha presión
muchas expectativas
y mucho nerviosismo
estábamos incómodos
más de lo que nos hubiera gustado
queríamos deseparecer
empezabamos a distanciarnos
así que sentimientos eran heridos
mientras que no todo era malo
la vida era más fácil antes
quizás somos mejores como extraños
pero nos extrañaré como amigos


© 2017

Last Stop

Things don't always go your way
and no one knows that better than you
it makes you wonder what you're doing wrong
even if you haven't done anything wrong
yet there's still a part of you that wonders
what you can do to make it work in your favor
because you're tired of feeling like this
undeserving of any of your own blessings
as if somehow you've failed 
but you haven't failed at all
there's a lesson to be learned here
while things don't always go your way
it doesn't always signify failure on your part
maybe you put too much pressure on yourself
and that's why it hasn't worked out so well
but that doesn't mean you stop trying
so what if it's not how you want to get there
if you're going in the direction you need to go
at least you can say you're still on your way
you can be mad at how it takes you
just know that it's not your last stop
things don't always go your way
but you should find out which way they go
so you can see them through

© 2017