You are my HIV, my perfect disease.
My eventual downfall, the perpetual hum that slowly diffuses sweet poison into every scene we star in.
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My Perfect Disease
Being Latino, you can’t talk about ‘it’ unless you first cushion your sentence with a couple of “God Bless Us” and “Que Dios nos Ampare,” followed by twisting the sentence into a life lesson of sorts.
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Mujer Misteriosa
Me has seducido
con Tus palabras salvajes
Y encendiste mi alma
con una locura insaciable.
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Untouched
The will to endure will triumph
over the will to conflict.
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Requiem of Desire
If you need propane, to light the fire,
conserve the desire, express without tire,
embrace the ire, but honor the supplier,
and feed when desired.
He wasn’t dressed like a disheveled, broken man.
His clothes spoke out “I’m a respected man with a streak of misfortune, but I’ll get back on my feet.”
Esencia desnuda
Que derrite mis prejuicios
Y abandona sus deseos entre las huellas
Que dejaste cuando te fuiste.
For a man who is 86 years old, he sounded well. Though I know his body was not, his mind was still very much in tact. He had given me his usual ‘How many girlfriends do you have now?’ opener, his way of asking if I’m in a committed relationship.
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….who help themselves
My first exposure to self-help took place several years while I was enthralled in a pyramid-schemed business venture. I was still fresh meat in college and was dealing with the same concerns many college students struggle with throughout their time: how to pay for college, searching for a career that meant more than a paycheck, finding […]
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Stories in Dreams
Dreams. (I don’t mean the kind you think of when you’re awake) I’m talking about those strange moments between consciousness and unconsciousness. Freud said it was the door to our mind, unleashing our innermost secrets long hidden behind our defense mechanisms and instinct to survive. But are they really more than just our brains’ s way […]
Soul on Fire 