I love you like the alcoholic loves alcohol I canβt live without you And have a deep never ending desire for you when the sun rises youβre my first thought and before I fall asleep, youβre my last thought I donβt know if youβll ever reciprocate but for now Iβm content with seeing you almost Daily-admiring you from afar
I look to the cards for reassurance things will turn out alright that I am doing all of the important things to light the flame to a bright future that my past is now behind me and I will no longer be chained to it that Iβll fully live in my present
Iβm healing and unraveling at the same time Iβm unraveling the parts of me that no longer fit in my new narrative Iβm unraveling the ugliness, my vengeful spirit full of spite and jealousy talking to it, deconstructing it cause to live with so much anger and resentment in my heart is draining and leaves no room for lovely and hopeful beginnings
the world wide web has been an important part of my life story without it, there wouldnβt have been AOL chat rooms without AOL chat rooms, I wouldnβt have met the man who would drastically change my life path at 16 to become a mom at 17
Iβm so fucking triggered-I canβt see past my tears when the fuck does this healing journey end Because this constant confrontation with trauma leaves me drained and constantly causes chaos and devastation within me
no saber mi valor me costo- mi inocencia, mis valores, mi cuerpo pense que era un precio mΓnimo para sentirme amada y bella fue un cuento falso que yo creΓ Por falta de autoestima, por no amarme lo suficiente y aunque perdonΓ³ esa version de mi que era impulsiva y viviΓ³ un vida lleno de peligro a veces me pregunto como seria mi vida si hubiese sido diferente
life is smiling on me once again after a rough start to the new year- I find myself almost open to new love and everythingβs inspiring me and my King Joe is back on the screen and now I got more money on the horizon Iβm feeling this state of euphoria by celebrating each blessing and looking forward to new and exciting things new creative endeavors, another trip to my homeland and maybe even a new muse Itβs February and I feel myself glowing and growing
I’m proudest of the woman I became on Sept 8, 2023-my liberation day
I reflect a lot on who I was, who I am, and who I will be- and Iβve reach the conclusion that Iβm proud of all three versions of me Constantly fighting my demons no matter how viciously they came after me Constantly reinventing and rebuilding myself even when the chaotic earthquakes of life broke me apart I reflect on the goddess, the beast in me who always refuses to give up who continues to get and keep going no matter how hard life tries to break me down
reopening my pandoraβs of trauma makes me tear the old version of me apart makes me revisit parts of myself Iβd rather forget and makes me angry at how my insanity was enabled I know I should be compassionate, I know I should understand that the past can no longer hurt me but -oh-every time I open that pandoraβs box of trauma the fire of self loathing and rage threatens to consume me and while I could leave that pandoraβs box closed- I have no choice but to open it over and over again itβs one of the most important parts of my story Emotional scars need to be ripped open and analyzed to heal and make sense of who I am now
Consorting with this newfound empowerment is overwhelming and lonely at times I finally understand that never again do I have to depend on a man for anything- and I breathe a huge sigh of relief I no longer use them to determine my worth based on whether any of them pay attention to me I no longer use them for validation and no longer make myself small for their ego I now determined my own self worth and this is the moment Iβve been waiting for since the age of 15
I wrote a version of this poem in 2005. It was about my frustration with the relationship I was in at the time.
Drown in passion
Iβm hanging on to my last thread of sanity trying to accommodate to our new reality I know monotony happens even in the best relationships but this feels like the death of our love Where did your yearning for me go? You used to worship me and call me Godly now I can barely get you to look at me and when I say anything, you call me crazy so Iβm going to swallow my words and pretend Iβm okay with this charade of love
no fuck you and your pedantic machismo- oh and PWM =privileged white male
I light a candle, put on music, and pay tribute to all that I will never be- itβs not like Iβm denying myself possibilities or opportunities Iβm just acknowledging certain realities Iβll never have the proper words, the necessary pretentious words of the upper class pedigree to be published in one of those prestigious journals or win a pulitzer prize Iβll never be seen as an equal in American because Iβll always be a foreigner and while this brings me a certain kind of grief I also celebrate how different I am Iβll never filter my words or fake eloquence or elegance to make myself digestible to those with multiple degrees Nah, Iβm a mosaic masterpiece, with my bad grammar, my simple vocabulary and my powerful and emotionally charged phrases Iβm not and never will be for those with sensitive ears or palettes and Iβll always take pride in that
To raise my children with empathy and respect for humanity is hard in times like these in times when everyone is selfish and individuality is praised In times when showing emotions is seen as week and there is still a stigma about seeking therapy but somehow, my firstborn got the message that money and selfishness are not everything and that finding empathy and compassion for his fellow humans is much more valuable than the idea of individualism and materialism society tries to sell him
so I actually wrote this poem in December of 2022 after I got sick with COVID. This poem was actually inspired by the 2005 poem, “Here we again”- I was editing it to post it on instagram and something about it screamed turn into a poem about your ailment and this is what I ended with. God, my mind was extra crazy with COVID brain. lol.
Another unexpected surprise confirmed with the second pink line Is this Karma coming for me? for wishing this on my enemies this puts a pause on my life for a few days and I lay in bed in a fever haze soon I lose my sense of smell and taste Iβm humbled and make a promise to the universe Iβll be more careful with my words and stop giving into my rancor