A well-known fact about me is that I am an advocate that everyone should have access to safe food. A little-known fact about me is that I show my love for people by giving them delicious food. I think it started with my brother Eddy, his love of food was unmistakable. His eyes would get … Continue reading Tamales & Cookies
Since you gave me the gift of life, I wanted to recognize you on your special day. There are a lot of traits we carry from our mothers. Be it the way we fold towels, the shape of our toes and even sometimes the way we laugh. Our mother's are the first sound we hear, … Continue reading For my mother’s birthday
The spiral of mutual destruction Love and Hate hold the same frequency, but create vastly different outcomes. Both hold on fiercely, but one uplifts, and the other causes intentional harm. When the two hold the same space with imbalance, a vicious cycle is created filled with addictive deep emotions of joy and repugnant emotions of … Continue reading Love vs. Hate
The words that are left unspoken can fill and stifle a room; it is silent and ever present demanding to be known. Each gesture, conversation, thought sprinkled with bits of hidden truths, slowly etching out the reality of the true inclination of self. It is much easier to live a life where we stuff everything … Continue reading Our Truths
You never bought me flowers, but there were those moments where you made me feel like you would give me the stars if you could. Gifts of the physical nature were never something that you really understood. Yet I am surrounded by all of the things that you gave me. The beautiful, the horrendous, all … Continue reading 13-1000-1
It is in the stillness that I hear your laughter Sensations of your body close to mine touch me Echoes of your voice like a whisper kiss my ear It is in these moments I feel the ache of your absence It is in my dreams that I feel the terror I endured The panic … Continue reading Time
Today I went to work, My body stiff, my head held firm... Don't drift, don't think, just be present. Today I forced a meak smile Involuntary nod, fingers twitching... Don't let them see, just breathe slowly. Today I existed without you, Allowed myself to be more than a shell... Don't remember, don't forget. Today I … Continue reading Today
The wind shakes my house, rattling the walls and windows It's fitting considering my mood You used to calm my fears The cold bites at my hands, stinging with a strong ache Still my heartache surpasses this You used to hold me close The smoke filling my lungs pushes away the oxygen I need Yet … Continue reading Wind
It's hard to block out the words of others sometimes The negative words resonate in a way the positive don't They fester and gnaw at any attempt to be happy It's easy to believe what they say Oh how people love to talk, poke at you in just the right ways When you have nothing … Continue reading Talk
What do I do now? Everything is crashing around me How do I get out? Mountains of despair have covered me Why does it feel so hard? Just one foot in front of the other Wait... I just want it to stop, just for a moment I want to rest, be still, heal But the … Continue reading Wait
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