Sunday, July 24, 2022

It's Rather Beautiful

I spent a lot of time on love, 
obsessed with the idea of it. 
A wholesome expectation 
I didn't know how to attain. 

And when I discovered 
it was not out of reach 
I jumped into each pool 
not knowing how to swim. 

And each time, my body 
would float back to the surface 
as my mind floated in the clouds, 
but my heart would float suspended.

It was waiting for you to hold it, 
my hopeless dream come true. 
I spent my entire life hopeful 
that love would lead me to you.

Wednesday, July 20, 2022

Hate has a Way

With a few words 
you pierce my psyche. 
Hate has a way.

Yet I know you're only looking for a fight. 
Easier to live in darkness 
than to see the light. 

Your peace is bought, 
not earned. 
Easier to hurt than to learn.

Sunday, July 17, 2022

There's a Freedom

There's a freedom 
in not succeeding, 
a peace in last place. 

It comes from learning 
that chasing perfection 
is not a race.

Thursday, July 7, 2022

Wisdom Comes

Our wisdom comes 
from open minds, 
open hearts and 
open eyes. 

Those who claim 
to know it all 
have so much more 
to learn.

Sunday, July 3, 2022

Caracas

Our lives remain a circle 
instead of a straight line, 
instead of moving forward 
we remain stuck in time 
in a place no one wants,
in a place no one needs, 
created by those 
who have the means to succeed.