you’re running out of time to give me a place in your life- and I’m running out of patience and love to keep waiting Were your promises lies to keep me by your side? were your words falsehoods to keep your place as my savior, my hero who loves to save me from myself? a hero who’s really a coward- too scared to make a commitment as my permanent lover
I bet now months go by and he never thinks of me- maybe he does when he sees a crazy bitch on his feed he’ll remember me for a moment and think “damn, I dodged a bullet” and then he’ll scroll on to something else that’s way more interesting
de amiga a mi peor enemiga- Fuiste una lección de confianza destruida una oveja blanca fingiendo ser mi amiga cuando en realidad eras una culebra disfrazada quizás fue tu envidia o inseguridades que te hicieron traicionarme Hablando pestes de mi con nuestra colegas exagerando mis aventuras amorosos para hacerte ver como una santa en comparación ¿Te dio satisfacción destruir mi reputación? y 20 años después te desenmascare y todos sabrán la verdad, mi querida Merissa con este poema, llego tu Karma y mi venganza
I grew up too quickly in some areas and remained a child in others – it’s a truth that I hate to admit it wasn’t my parents’ fault they did the best with what they had – an extra sensitive child with medical issues it was too much for them to handle when they were trying their best to keep their own heads above water there was no extra time for the extra needs and demands I had and while middle age holds space to have compassion for them I still need to reparent my inner child who comes out in the most inoportune of time and has caused terrible havoc and harmed others but it’s not her fault or mine It happens sometimes, and now I’m taking the time to nurture her so she can finally grow up
I try my best to take delight in my life and enjoy everything good but fuck it, if I have to be honest with myself- sometimes the depression gets the best of me and I drink and write sad and pathetic things about how I want to cut my wrists and watch the blood leave my body maybe I’m just embracing the cliche of being a tortured artist or my darkness needs a place to fucking go- at least I’m now acknowledging it instead of suppressing it- and I almost spiral into a cycle of self loathing but instead say “fuck it- this is who I fucking am sometimes”- An emo girl caught up in her trauma and hormones- Wait-how did this poem turn into– Oh yeah-the prompt delight well whatever this is its the best drunk and depressed me has to give to my creativity tonight
I wrote this poem inspired by a coworker who pretended to be my friend while stabbing me in the back. She also gaslighted me about the whole situation when I confronted her. She also accused me of neglecting my oldest son when I went back to college and told me, “you be like other Hispanics and just work hard” . I left this workplace shortly after. All I can say is don’t trust March Pisces from Gainesville. Lol.
honestly tho, Merissa-this one’s for you
with this pen in my hand your reputation I’ll disband 20 years later, it might seem like an overreaction but the trauma you cause still causes me turmoil it’s time to let the the world know what kind of person you really are pretending to be my friend and have my best interests at heart but behind my back you made me the subject of gossip among our colleagues and this almost broke me apart and caused deep seated racial trauma Were you jealous of me or were you projecting your insecurities? I hope one day everyone sees past your bullshit And realizes you’re the biggest counterfeit
this is how healing looks like-me and my notebook against the world
healing is chaos and calm intertwined with diving timing because after almost falling of the cliff of insanity and wanting to end it all a light flickered inside of me to push through- that light was sometimes my anger, therapy, poetry or my friends encouraging me to to move forward to continue on my path of self discovery and a year later- I no longer care about why someone’s love wavered or why someone treated me like shit all i care about is vibrating to the version of my highest and healthiest self I care about intentionally setting fire to the path of personal and professional success
Joven y impetuosa viví una vida donde mis impulsos y hormonas controlaban todo- hasta que un me encontré con una sorpresa inesperada que cambiaría el rumbo de mi destino fue mi hijo-una bendición mandada de Dios con el madure, con el aprendí el significado del amor fue el arco iris de una vida llena de caos y tempestad
for a long time I had given up on love- thinking why should I even try If I screw it up each and every time but lately I feel myself lighter, happier- and full of hope that even after my disastrous love history That’s still a world of romance left to experience and explore There’s still more muses to write poetry about- my love story didn’t end with an electronic pink slip or being blocked from my whatevership my love story will start over again with someone who’s brave and strong enough to handle me- and can’t imagine his life without me
me ignoras, me rechazas, me conviertes en nada- y trato de acercarme para revivir lo que teníamos pero tu me haces sentir como una idiota, una estupida me dices que no pasa nada y que estoy loca Y yo me siento atrapada porque no quiero quedarme sola
still haven’t found the one to have this heartwarming scene with…oh well
I make breakfast for me and my lover as he looks at me he’s surprised i know how to cook I’ve deceived him, lied that I didn’t know my way around the kitchen I didn’t want to ruin my bad girl image but for him I’ll uncover my domestic side, my feminine side the side that wants to take care of him
por fin me doy a mi lado aunque pierda mi seguridad económica me harté de tanta hipocresía, me harté de ser maltratada por mi raza cuarenta horas a la semana- me harté de ser el chiste de la oficina y hoy renuncio- mi estabilidad emocional vale más que un trabajo lleno de pendejas racistas que nunca me aceptaron y mi trataron como la peor cosa valgo mas que un trabajo que solo brinda ansiedad y un dolor en mi corazón con sus cuchillo de racismo y sexismo me amo demasiado para seguir en un ambiente tóxico que me mata dia por dia
my final step in returning to myself was returning to my homeland once I finally found my stable sense of identity I had desperately searched for since I could remember- I felt like Alice in Wonderland my eyes wide open, my mouth opened in awe- taking in the glorious sights and sounds of my birthplace the 32 years away from it didn’t matter the ocean, the mountains, the city welcomed me back Reminding me it had always been there for me to come back to and the powerful and profound emotions I felt in standing on the ground that saw my birth and early childhood made me understand there really is no place like home
anhelo los días de mi juventud cuando no tenía preocupaciones y responsabilidades cuando tenía la libertad de hacer lo que quería con mi dia cuando no conocía la oscuridad y el vacío que me consume y me llena de frustracion y desesperacion