Months before my mouth was confident enough to call your attention,
Watching you be you was a constant addiction.
I was not brave enough, just yet
To explore my curiosity
In my head though, you and I were the best addition
Every time I saw you walking with or talking to someone else
I’d wish I was Heaven’s mathematician to do constant division
In your presence, my words faded
My shyness crippled my desires and motivation. Continue Reading
For most people, beauty starts by what they see, after all, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. So let’s start from when I first saw you. I remember the image because it is stamped in my brain. You… Continue Reading
I don’t think love has lost its meaning, but saying it has
Now the expression has little substance cuz of how almost everyone who says it act
Thereby leaving doubts about the authenticity of the words they once spewed
And because love has morphed the stomach’s butterflies into dragonflies,
Every time a person says “I love you” there’s this pinch in me,
Reminding you that these words are poisonous and shouldn’t be allowed in me Continue Reading
The thing about strong women that people tend to forget
Is that strong doesn’t equate to superhuman Continue Reading
You betrayed yourself. You never loved yourself. Wait, babe. I am not saying you’re stupid, but I’m asking you why didn’t you doubt me for a second? How could you be eager, without anxiety, knowing that I am human just like you? One who errs? Continue Reading
It has been over fourteen days since I last saw you in person. Since I last felt the magical connection I always feel as we hold hands. That magic that makes sparks fly; that magic that grants wishes without me… Continue Reading
It is one of those cold nights. You know, the ones where not even a blanket could keep you warm. The rain fell, caressing the roof as if they were planning a life together, like the life I’d planned with… Continue Reading
As I sit by myself and think about all the times that girls that I had fallen for; whom, in my opinion, I could have had sizzling relationships with rejected me using the same words: “Let’s just be friends” “We… Continue Reading
From flowers bloom, to blooms decayed Like narcissus and his reflection We fell in love beside the river From rosy cheeks to dried bones entwined beneath the sycamore We wander eternity together, Wondering about a life spent in the illusion… Continue Reading
June 16 was Aunt Madiana’s birthday and my birthday’s eve. I decided to worship at Star Baptist Church, after more than three years of not going. Growing up, I made the choice to join Mama’s church, a choice that was… Continue Reading
