The Sacred Heart

a Heart so fragile
yet so strong
the one you keep drawing me to
and i can't resist...
my safe haven
and refuge

i can breathe again.

Come Alive

Where I'm coming from

I am from a broken heart,

From a man with no name and no face. 

I am from the balance between life and death,

From a miracle that kept fighting against all odds.

I am from a home of premature faiths,

And loud disagreements.

I am from halal and kebobs,

And  arroz con leche.

From "Mash'Allah" 

and "Si, se puede!"

From undecipherable Marks and 

sixty-six love Letters.

I am from tightly interlaced fingers

And reverent closed eyes.
I am from ears that were first opened
to the sound of fatherly love
after eighteen years of silence. 

I am from music notes and careful words,

From colorful impulsivity and

repentant recollection.

I am from Hands that kept molding

And keep holding me in one piece.

I am from the hood,

From red and blue flashing lights,

from accidents on purpose, 

from stolen wombs 

and blood on white 

December nights.

I am from gunshots and

scarred wrists, 

from open arms and innocent dreams

on cold and gritty New York streets.

I am from lost fantasies and better realities

From depression and from Hope;

I AM from Love.

I am from Peace.


*this poem inspired this song:

Bonfire

the flames speak of pride
burning bright and mighty,
growing with each breath...
but it is ephemeral.
the licks of life shine briefly,
for quickly, they return to ashes.
in reverence of their sanguine existence,
they whisper their heated tales
for but a few moments longer, and
I trace my fingers through
the final wisps and inhale, deeply.

Fireflies

The last time I saw fireflies was on a still summer night
walking home from all the mess we made,
thinking how will my life be after all this pain
that has stained
my path?
and our memories replayed
and I was reminiscing on your eyes and how healing from their cutting gaze
has been exponentially delayed.
I was deep in thought but then I was caught off guard;
I took it as a hopeful sign from God--because as I walked
through the dark,
I could see a glow from the corner of my eye
and when I focused more, I saw them--about seven fireflies,
shining in and out of existence.
And I was instantly reminded that hope requires persistence,
that no instance of depression or any lowly heartless position
could ever take away my hope...
Because it is in the most quietest moments of my soul
that a light is lit within,
always helping me get safely home.

Departed

the living
walking
among the dead
snap
snap
snap
a picture
caught eternally as a frozen
moment
as they lie below
eternally asleep
as children laugh and frolick
above and through their
departed memories
and meek eulogies
on tombstones, so gray and cold.

Zombie Apocalypse

SPOKEN WORD: 

"RAP" + Bloopers: 

Maybe, Just Maybe

Oh, why do I give him a single moment of my time?

My God, It’s crazy how he’s running through my mind!

And I know it’s foolish considering all of the pain

And the hurt that he left me here with, it’s always the same

and after all this time

my heart wants me to find you and let you know I still love you

but my strength wont let me fall back down to you

cause I have changed so much

I have become so tough

Overcoming all our love

I now know that God is Enough

The only One I can trust

And I pray for you so much

But with no contact

I only wonder if the devil has attacked

You, broken you, back, down and won

Or if you have changed too

And are willing to live in the Son

Maybe with time, we can forgive and forget

Maybe with love, we can erase the regret

Maybe, just maybe

But I don’t want to live in disillusions

Because I know true love is only an illusion—

No one is perfect, we all make mistakes

But why did we have to end it this way?

I want to know

If maybe, just maybe,

This still matters to you?

Does your heart still whisper “I love you”?

But more than that,

I want to know if you are safe.

Are you embracing the Sun?

Maybe, just maybe.

I hope the Light has won.

Like A Soldier

You want a Relevant element

 I’m Dependent on the Sacrament

There’s just no comparison

my greatest weapon of self-defense

Im callin your bluff and its

It’s time to heal ya sin we’re exposin’ it

Your Phenomenal reticence

Longs for Innocence so adamant

And so we’re killin em drainin em

Slowly like a titanium

Bomb to the bottom

We tellin ‘em about Him

Lost souls we go get’em

Bring’em to the Throne of our Father

That’s why I’m his daughter

Reel ‘em in like a soldier

As your soul fights for exposure

The toll’s that of the greatest war ya

Will ever fight in your life

Its always a struggle and it startin’ tonight

and when you wake in the morning

and you feel the tug of the callin’

dont run from it applaud it

cause every soul will get audited

so your faith, don’t renounce it

better yet embrace it 

dont let your life get wasted

so when it’s the last call 

and ur friends are makin jokes

faith hope n love are all 

that will be left, nothing else, 

that’s all folks!

Echoes

a pin drops

my heart stops

its true talk

the real cost

of life bought

and lied against

a broken pavement

cracked and bent

disillusory trick

heat escapes quick

and the sound of hope

trickles

if we elope 

in wrinkles

to a time that we'd know

but all that's left are echoes

empty in my soul

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