Poetry in Motion
A Peek Into My Soul
Poetic Insanity
A peek inside the brain
Words: what they do to me I cannot explain.
Through words, the ink bleeds out my pain.
My sorrow's as dark as the black pen I hold,
It all oozes out, gushing from my soul
There's no cure for the plague that eats at my brain
If I don't release it, I will surely go insane
This part of my mind, I can never fight
I have no choice; this is why I write
Rocking back and forth, trying to put these words together
Gotta get it all down on paper, so I can feel better
My poetic voice inside never stops talking to me
I can't push it out of my head, it's in too deep
This disease is sickening and I have no control
I can't stand these words suffocating all that I know
This part of my mind I can never fight
I have no choice; this is why I write
Words: what they do to me I cannot explain
Through words the ink bleeds out my pain
This part of my mind I can never fight
This is my destiny; this is why I write
La Chicana
A peek into the tonalli
I am a powerful force, a gust of wind among the breeze
Do not confine me, my soul yearns to be free
No one can push me down, I'll only get back up again
My body keeps on pushing, for me there is no end
Yo Soy Fuerte
In my heart and mind, I hold generations of wisdom
Passed from one Mejicana to the next, an intellectual kindgom
What I know ranges from the books to the stove
But because I never boast, this you'll never know
Yo Soy Intelligente
Life in this world is my right to give
I teach how to love, how to survive, how to live
Like the sun, the world revolves around my being
I am food for the soul, never leaving a child hungry
Yo Soy La Madre
I am a great attraction, every man knows my beauty
I am graceless, I am timeless, admired so truly
My hair I wear long, my skin I wear brown
My essence so natural, inside and out
Yo Soy Femenista
Many wonderful qualities does my soul hold within
I ama a mother, a sister, a lover, a friend
I fight for my rights, my equality, my freedom
You will never know the hardships I must overcome
Yo Soy La Chicana
Por Todo, Por Siempre
Twin Flames
A peek into love
Beautiful lovers right from the start,
He gave her his passion
She gave him her heart
Two souls intertwined
Never to be pulled apart
Like roots in a tree
Grounded by their art
The Universe has no description
For describing such a pair
Soulmates is understated
For a love such as theirs
He molds her broken pieces
She cures his unhealed scars
Together they create magic
More beautiful than all the stars
A timeless romance of two
Whose love spans through lives of past
Reincarnated again and again
Because that’s how long a love like theirs will last
My Darkest Hour
A peek into darkness
My soul is tired, my body has no place to go
In the midst of all the chaos, I always stand solo
You see my smile, you feel my good vibes
But inside I’m wondering why I’m still alive
The always constant pressure, the never-ending plight
The daily internal struggles of fighting for my life
Continuous mental battles, pulling away from a darker power
Each night when I’m alone, is always my darkest hour
Some days I feel on top of the world
Some days I am at the end of my rope
Other days I pull myself out of the muck
Then there are days I have no hope
Do I stay or do I go?
That’s always the constant question
Would anyone even care?
If I jumped into the abyss of my dejection
I grapple with my thoughts, I don’t want to lose this battle
On the surface I am calm, but within the threads unravel
My deepest fears begin to grow, they rise above me like a tower
Then at night when I’m alone, I work to conquer my darkest hour
I try desperately to send out all the signs
But you’re too busy to notice they’re there
So it’s time to rest my suffering
My darkest hour came to collect its fare
Hardest Goodbye
A peek into loss
Driving 80 on the freeway, trying to get to you
They told me you’d be fine, but I needed to see the truth.
Holding your hand, I never thought I’d have to let it go,
Spent your last night with you, and I didn’t even know.
And now there’s a break in my heart,
Our whole world fell apart,
Life is forever empty without your warmth.
And the wind blows a little colder,
My soul has gotten older,
That Thursday night God decided to call you home.
In just mere seconds, everything has changed
Trying to move on, knowing nothing remains the same
I hear your voice, in everything that I do
It’s your love for me that helps me to make it through
And now there’s a break in my heart,
Our whole world fell apart,
Life is forever empty without your warmth.
And the wind blows a little colder,
My soul has gotten older,
That Thursday night God decided to call you home.
It’s the greatest test of love to let go when it’s time to say goodbye,
So the one you love can be free and fly high to the sky
Your rest from suffering was worth more than my heartache,
When the memory of you is all that I could take
With me
And now there’s a break in my heart,
Our whole world fell apart,
Life is forever empty without your warmth.
And the wind blows a little colder,
My soul has gotten older,
That Thursday night God decided to call you home.
And now there’s a break in my heart,
Our whole world fell apart,
Life is forever empty without your warmth.
And the wind blows a little colder,
My soul has gotten older,
It was a calm Thursday evening, when God called you home.
Driving 80 on the freeway, trying to get to you
They told me you’d be fine, but I needed to see the truth.
Holding your hand, I never thought I’d have to let it go,
Spent your last night with you, and I didn’t even know.
The Fool
A peek into heartache
it started off so easy
me loving you
couldn’t see it was one-sided
didn’t know I was the fool
you loved the attention
played my heart to your tune
i was being blindsided
as you fed lies to the fool
i thought we meant something
when you said “i love you”
but those words meant nothing
when spoken to the fool
your fleeting emotions
left me feeling unglued
and then you fell for another
how could i be such a fool
my heart was left bleeding
put it back together without you
recovered from your poison
now i’m no longer the fool
your new love is just an illusion
you got exactly what was due
when karma played the magician
turns out you were the fool
Until We Meet Again
A peek into suffering
I hope the end of your journey was easy
I never wanted to see you go
You were such a beautiful spirit
I guess all Angels get called home
And the twinkle in your eye
Lingers in my mind
As I'm forced to say goodbye
And the light of your smile
Stays with me all the while
Until we meet again
'Cause nothing lasts forever
I keep waiting for this pain to get better
Until we meet again
I don't know how to keep breathing
You were always my core of strength
Each day feels like I'm dreaming
I don't think I'll ever awake
And the twinkle in your eye
Lingers in my mind
As I'm forced to say goodbye
And the light of your smile
Stays with me all the while
Until we meet again
So goodbye my dearest friend
I'll carry you with me until the end
Until we meet again
I hope the end of your journey was easy
I never wanted to see you go
But nothing lasts forever
I don't think I'll ever get better
Until we meet again
"Creativity doesn't wait for that perfect moment. It fashions its own perfect moments out of ordinary ones."