
the sunset at el parque del amor makes me believe
in love again
it makes me believe I wonβt always be holding
on so tightly to my solitude
it makes me believe that I could have
another accomplice to share my life with

the sunset at el parque del amor makes me believe
in love again
it makes me believe I wonβt always be holding
on so tightly to my solitude
it makes me believe that I could have
another accomplice to share my life with
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

One day Iβll find the one whoβll break down the fortress
that guards my vulnerability
Heβll know how to handle me
Heβll tell me βIβm impossible when Iβm too muchβ
but will show his love and loyalty
heβll annoy me because heβs human
but our joy will outweigh our conflict
and weβll stress each other out
but never lose sight of the epic love
we feel for one another
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I want someone to take to oxapampa
so I can show him where part of my story started
so he can watch the sun rise and the sun set
on my familyβs farmland
so I can experience joy through his eyes
for the first time as he observes the beauty
of the land
So I can watch his face when he takes a sip
for the first time of the world class beer 7 vidas
so we can take tourist pics at the plaza
and the church were my dad was baptized in
dance the night and awkwardly laugh
at the cultural appropriation of the Cheyenne Club
so right after we end up at the Hakuna Matata karaoke bar
when I sing βLoverβ to him off key
as he sits in his chair and cringes in embarrassment
and tells me Iβm crazy and everyone stares at us
so we could have breakfast with my tia
with the eggs, chorizo, coffee, and milk coming
from the family farm as we all awkwardly make small talk
about our plans for the day
I want someone to take to oxapampa to hug trees,
go on hikes in the jungle, and make love in some little cabin
but Iβll have to wait and wait until the universe
sends someone worthy of going the magical land
of oxapampa
written in September of 2023
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
escribΓ este poema en Julio del 2024.

viniste a mi vida para enseΓ±arme que lo soy y lo que siento
no es una aberraciΓ³n, una abominaciΓ³n de la humanidad
me das paz y me llenas de consuelo al saber
que en alguna vez un la historia de la humanidad
existiΓ³ otra alma como yo
rota, harta,y haciendo arte de la monstruosidad
y la groserΓa que es la vida