
the roses died and turned black in fall-
and it reminded me of how many times love
turns into black roses
a sad sight indeed
a sight that makes one cry
because once love turns into black roses
it can never be revived

the roses died and turned black in fall-
and it reminded me of how many times love
turns into black roses
a sad sight indeed
a sight that makes one cry
because once love turns into black roses
it can never be revived
I wrote this poem in August of 2024.

lately life has been a most unfortunate chain of events
and my universe is upside down
canβt tell which way is up, which way is down
I just want relief from this elephant of pressure
that sits on my chest
I know that it will get better
I know a sudden rush of clarity will come after this
but the not knowing when is killing me
I wrote this poem in August of 2024.

the bomb of my insanity explodes and I try my best
to do damage control
tell my paranoid inner child not everyoneβs out to get me
but itβs too late and I fall once again under the spell of depression
I try every single coping mechanism and itβs futile
I just need to sit and acknowledge my inner critic
and the dark and intrusive thoughts that come up
Understand and accept that shit is temporary
there will be better times ahead
for now itβs just annoying
I wrote this poem in August of 2024.

love will have to wait while i switch the gears from survival mode to triunfadora mode
right now I can only concentrate on existing and putting one foot in front of another
right now I only have the energy and time to focus on myself
and digging myself out of the latest catastrophe I find myself in
right now is not the time for crushes or new relationships
it wouldnβt be fair to him to invite him into my current chaos
right now I stand alone, get myself together
before trying to fall into the magic of love again
I wrote this poem in August of 2024.

I feel timid lately and want to hide in a tomb
the kind of tomb youβd find on the grounds
in some decrepit motel
there I wouldnβt have to function at all
there I could get lost in my thoughts
and make up scenarios in my head
Thereβs no oneβs energy would impact me
in a way that makes me feel hopeless and worthless
I wrote this poem in August of 2022.

guilt and despair fills you up from the pain youβve caused
and youβre in the thick fog of darkness
so you write poetry and cry and idealize death
because in your time-therapy was still a new thing
and the cure for your hysteria was a lobotomy
and there was no such thing as DBT
and no one to tell you that feelings are temporary
I wrote this poem in August of 2024.

if self sabotage was an olympic sport, Iβd win the gold medal
so many times Iβd been close to reaching my potential
only to screw it up later
maybe itβs the insecure and anxious little girl
who still lives within me
whoβs scared of conquering fears and chasing her dreams
I need to figure out a way to quell her
to give her closure and peace so sheβll let me be
live in peace and stop sabotaging everything
I wrote this poem in August of 2022.

Give me a man who will buy me everything
and I will accommodate to him-
Because unlike JLo my love costs all the pretty things
dresses, jewelry, vacations in the caribbean
give it all to me and you can be my king
because if Iβm going to be treated like shit by a man
in a relationship, at least let it be on a cruise ship
I wrote this poem in August of 2024.

August is here and I hold onto
the few slivers of hope left in me
as I reach another rock bottom
self correcting and not making myself a victim
making sure Iβm better than yesterday
Trying my best to control my emotions
knowing that somewhere in the wash
of this downward spiral
will come the biggest silver lining
I wrote this poem in July of 2024.

Iβm going to paint the sky with all of the colors of your love
red, green, yellow, dark gray, midnight blue, and black
every single color youβve brought to my life
itβs will be the most epic mural who beauty will rival
the taj mahal
a mural decided to my own miracle of your love
I wrote this poem in July of 2024

I embrace the crone Iβm becoming and let go of the last vestiges of girlhood
no longer will I twirl my hair, bat my eyes, or make myself cute
and soft for the male gaze trying to get their attention
from now on Iβll accept my wrinkles, my aches, my gray hair, my crowβs feet
as proof that I have lived and experienced a life few wouldβve survived
as proof that I am a goddamn Guerrera
I wrote this poem in July of 2024.

maybe I restarted the blog for a younger version of us out there
in another state, another country who needs a roadmap,
Understanding, knowledge, and wisdom
in navigating a hard situation they never thought
they had to face
maybe I restarted the blog out of hope that some couple
out there whoβs struggling can find something useful
in my story, in my prose, and my poetry
to get through their own hardship through the worst of it
and make it to the other side, evolve and grow together
in intimacy and find their own happy ending

my energy is a precious commodity
i donβt give it to anybody
my time and effort now has to be earned
because of so many false starts and lessons learned
Iβd rather embrace my solitude than once again
Become Joe from βYOUβ
because Iβm much to beautiful
to fall for another insensitive fool