

What traditions have you not kept that your parents had?


What traditions have you not kept that your parents had?
I wrote this poem in July of 2022.

I used to water my roots with the supposed love of others
their compliments, their energy made me whole
but eventually theyβd tired of being my water, my earth
my everything and leave
And I was left once again incomplete-
until one day I learned to water my roots with my tears,
my strength, my self-love
And now my growth and potential are infinite
I wrote this poem in July of 2022.

My favorite words are my sons names
names that taught me about patience
and unconditional love
names that have made me get up
when I didnβt want to
names that fill me with faith and hope
when Iβm about to lose it
names that make me want to become
a better person than I was yesterday
names I live for
names I would die for
here is a link to the English version of this poem:
Poetry: Dead to ME
no debΓ creer en tus promesas
pero querΓa darte una una oportunidad nueva
para cambiar tu cuento de cobarde al hΓ©roe
pero de nuevo me decepcionaste
esto me pasΓ³ por ser una terca, una romΓ‘ntica
y pensar que las personas pueden cambiar
Here’s the English version of this poem:
Poetry: Mistake
maldigo mi existencia, deseo ser cualquier otra persona
siempre cometo el mismo error
alucinando que sexo es amor
cuando en realidad es mi obsesiΓ³n tΓ³xica
con ser deseada, y sentir que valgo algo
para otro ser humano
I wrote this poem in July of 2022.

I was trapped in a mental cage of misery
I didnβt know how to rewrite my story
and while poetry helped me
it was with grief and therapy I finally felt free
I learned to let go of old resentments and grudges
and healed old emotional bruises
and while I still have minor annoyances
my anger and angst no longer control me

List 10 things you know to be absolutely certain.
I wrote this poem in July of 2022.

My disintegration looks like a tsunami that destroys me
I try to navigate the tidal waves of my emotions
and that tidal waves washes over me, and I’m overwhelmed
and my logic is short circuited, and impulsivity takes over
Oh shit I posted that
Oh fuck I bought that
Sorry, I didnβt mean that-
And I harm myself and others without malicious intent
and donβt remember how it happened
aqui esta la version en espanol:
Poesia: Error
forgetting him will be your biggest regret one day
as you grow older, youβll wonder about what could have been
if only you had found your courage
if only you hadnβt been so passive
and now itβs getting too late for you to be a father to him
the seeds of resentment are growing in him
the damage of your abandonment is irreparable
Aqui esta version en Espanol de este poema:
Poesia: Moriste Para Mi
You were another mistake made
another one Iβm throwing in the land of the forgotten
another one who couldnβt appreciate the rare and precious gem
that I am
another one whoβll inspire poetry about how my heart broke once again
by trusting the wrong man
Here is the English version of this poem:
Poetry: Could I Be The One?
Quisiera ser la pasion detras de tu inspiraciΓ³n
que te hace escribir mil poemas de amor
Quisiera ser tu amanecer que despierta lo mejor en ti
Quisiera ser tu calma despuΓ©s de la tormenta de la tragedia
Quisiera ser el gran amor de tu vida y una de tus razones de vivir
Here is the English version of this poem:
Poetry: Our Beautiful Past
viendote de nuevo me hizo temblar
y me odie por que pense que ya te habia superado
pero el recuerdo vago de tus labios y tu retorno
enciende una quimica magica
que no se puede ignorar
Aqui esta la version en Espanol:
Poesia: Tardes Remordimientos
remorse and guilt eat him up inside
thinking of everything that could have been
the family he could have had
if only he hadnβt allowed his fear and pride
control him and make him choose safety
over an unknown destiny he still wonders about