I look calm but inside of me lies the heart of a leona
my protective instinct rings loudly in me I will protect everyone I love no matter what even if I have to die for them to be safe even if I have to leave them alone for them to have peace of mind their well being means everything to me inside of me lies the heart of a lioness ready to roar ready to protect everyone she loves
I love to play the game of love recklessly gambling with my sanity, gambling with my worth gambling with my self-esteem losing every single time But I love love So I’ll repeat this insanity until self-love is enough
the freedom and independence in my son brings me a sense of pride with so much happiness I see his fiery spirit shine from within and his light is so bright- I know I’ve done something right he’s not afraid to take risks, he’s not afraid of failure He’s not afraid to be himself and I breathe a sense of relief he will not bear the sense of forced obligations or burden of expectations I had- instead he’ll make himself and his happiness a priority above all else while still caring for humanity it’s the beginning of breaking a generational curse of obedient and silent martyrdom that’s been inherited for generations
thought I was done with this part of my life accepted solitude was now my new life but you had to smile at me butterflies appear and I want to vomit my heart races everytime you’re near And ugh, I fucking hate you for this so embarrassing at my age to crush on someone so hard and to write poems about a new unrequited love And I tried to ignore and quell this feeling but you have the audacity to appear in my dreams maybe it’s your fire energy, maybe it’s your poetry I’m not sure exactly what it is but fuck you for bringing out the romantic in me
a pretty existence is presented on social media for the world to see how we’re all living our best lives seldom do we share our struggles because we’re all too scared of being vulnerable because we’re scared of being perceived as weak for showing who we really are
algo inesperado pasó hoy fue tu mirada que me dejo sin aire fue tu energÃa cerca a la mÃa que resucitó mi corazón fue una esperanza nueva de amor que volvió que ahora me quita el sueño y la razón
we all fuck up from time to time and have to remind ourselves we are not our worst mistakes, our terrible breakups, or our emotional relapses to be human is to make mistakes and sometimes those mistakes will feel catastrophic and that’s when your inner critic with the help of shame and guilt will step in trying to make you feel like a piece of shit, worthless and useless when it comes to everything acknowledge it, honor it if you have to but don’t get stuck in it because this is not the entirety of you this is just a small fraction of your being- don’t get caught up in the worst of yourself- remind yourself of your strength and the gifts that you bring into this world