my pleas for love fall on the deaf ears of the universe I scoff and get angry with her Wondering whatβs left to heal whatβs left for closure whatβs wrong with me that I need to fix in order to attract someone to love for the crazy, creative and complex woman that I am
the empty wineglass sits at the edge of the coffee table after Iβve written another poem about you it needs to be refilled so my mind gets tired of being inspired by the memory of you
Iβd never say I lost time with any of my love stories- they all taught me something about myself They all inspired me to write poetry and two of them help me create my three kings even if some of my love stories left me decimated and almost destroyed me they were all worthy for the love I felt the growth and progress I had
next valentineβs day I want to be calm especially if Iβm still alone I want my nervous system to be ultra regulated and not the mess it currently is
next valentineβs day I donβt want to entertain vengeful fantasies of getting my baseball bat to scare couples in the middle of their romantic dinner
Next valentineβs day I donβt to keep playing the role of bitter,jaded, and lonely bitch who allows herself to become a wreck at the mere mention of romantic love
Next valentineβs day Iβm rewriting the script of grief stricken lonely girl and will make it a day that will reflect on all of the love I have in my life
Iβm looking for the rhythm of a new heartbeat to fall in love with A heartbeat that goes with the flow of my intense intimacy A heartbeat who doesnβt call me angel or princess only calls me by my name a heartbeat whoβll fall in love with the real me and not the idea they have of me or the persona I play on social media A heartbeat who can handle my crazy and chaos A heartbeat who accepts and understands me and never tries to change me
Mason like the jar was his name being a fuckboy was his game He tried to act wise beyond his 23 years But he was still wet behind his ears He thought he could deceive me and lies and lies and lies he told me told me he lived with a roommate when it was really his soul mate He wanted his ice cream and cake but I saw through his con game And right away I stopped our lust filled affair My respect I needed to firmly declare
once upon a time I wrote a lovely poem about us and called it by starlight it told the story of our first night but now youβre gone and all Iβm left with are memories of who we once were and while I miss you I know itβs better this way we both needed a clean slate from our baggage to start anew with someone else we both needed to have a brand new start with someone who fits into the new versions of who we are now
My former lover prays for me because I won’t fuck him Is this how it feels like to change my story from on call whore to an Iβm healing and deserve better “Woman Is this how it feels like to to go from fun girl to healthy woman I use to measure my worth by who loved me or who wanted to fuck me but those days of impulsivity and “hey, this will be fun” are long gone Now are the days of painful transformations,therapy worksheets, self reflection and most importantly self love So I put away my sexy vixen persona And I put on my ” βI’m authentic without apologies personaβ Iβve stopped living to please others and now live to please myself
Iβm disappointed once again -being here with you You represent everything I thought I wanted But- You donβt compare to him You make my body sing with pleasure but donβt sweep up the mess that I am You are there to help me escape but never to rescue me SO I choose him Who chooses to be there for me When I chase death in a bathtub or a bottle Because while sex and lust feels good when itβs happening It doesnβt compare to the love and support heβs provided in keeping me alive So I say goodbye to a life Full of lust filled fantasies and accept the one and only who truly cares for me
so American, I walk around with ketchup on my face
el tio Julio always spoke English to us, the kids didnβt matter who we were with or where we were I think he was an advocate of assimilation at an early age I think he wanted all of us to have a fighting chance in our adopted homeland perhaps this was an act of kindness on his part he knew that in order to survive in the USA we had to leave behind the part that made us seen as a foreigner and become as American as possible
when Iβm in mourning, I want to do crazy things like dye my hair blonde, cut my bangs, adopt a new identity anything to escape the grief that wants to set in