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
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
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
The sound of your lustful breathing stirs a longing in me like no other I close my eyes and feel your body next to mine I am instantly thrown into the memories of your desire Bodies grasping for one another Skin covered in sweat and saliva Your thrust, my arch Your moan, my shudder All … Continue reading Telephone
The void your voice has left me echoes in every moment of my day Like a slow thud it hits the back of my mind I push it aside Stop... focus... breathe Each exhale creates a small shudder No. It has no space here The void my weakness has left me allows all these thoughts … Continue reading Silence
Wait What are we to do with the silence that comes after a swift change? Do we meddle in the process trying to rewrite what has been written? Do we find a way to craft the change into something more palatable? Or do we wait for the lesson to emerge? You see, through the spurring … Continue reading Growing pains
Hello. How can one word carry so much weight? The unknown of the implication that might be lurking behind this salutation I am caught somewhere between butterflies and a rock in my stomach But curiosity wins, and I find that despite all the thoughts rushing through my head I return the greeting It comes out … Continue reading Oh, Love
Redefining who you are in the absence of another is much like cleaning out an attic. You find boxes filled with memories that cause you to stop, reminiscence and then put them away. All the while as I sift through the items I find that I am searching for deeper meaning in everything. I guess … Continue reading The Story
Have you seen my heart? Its dragging across the pavement in a capricious manner. As it is dragged it endures many scrapes and bruises yet still beats all the same. I can do nothing but wait for the rope to fray so that it can stop aching. Piece by piece I see parts of me … Continue reading Tin Can Heart
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