Rites of Passage

Have you ever gone out of your path
To drive to a far off place
just to look up at night
and see the clusters of stars
that form our side of the Milky Way

Have you ever laid down on the beach
looking up at a clear midnight sky
and have felt like just another
grain of sand

So small
that you feel the crushing force of gravity
but yet so full of power
so full of pride
You can feel your chest expand
to fight it

I did.
And after that, everything changed.
Life.
Myself.

Do it, and you'll see what I mean.

Spectrum

Red
like blood after a knee scrape
or a field of poppy flowers
or that dress I like so much.

Blue
as blue as the sky
or the ocean
and your jeans.

Brown
as forests
and bark
or those leather boots you wear.

Black
like the night
or maybe like 3/4ths of my closet
but more like your hair.

You
like nobody else.

Waves

Close your eyes and listen
To the waves crashing on the shore
Listen to the seagulls
The froth left behind by the tide disappearing
To the wind rushing by your ears
Hear the creaking of the woods
from the old sailor stories

Close you eyes
Feel the sand
The water
The fish
The lost loves
The new ones

Close them
Let the waves
Carry you home.

Dr. Strangelove (Or How To Know When You're Falling In Love)

Do you know when you've fallen in love?
When you smell a flower and think about her
Or feel the ocean breeze as it if was her brushing your hair
Or when you're favorite song
that has nothing to do about love
becomes a love song

Have you any idea yet?
How about when you
whisper to yourself
"fuck"
when you see her walking towards you

But you know, "fuck"
as in
I'm the luckiest person
that has ever walked upon
this wasteland called Earth

Or as in
The realization of falling in love
when that first, serious
 "I love you"
was spilled out those lips
without the heart
skipping one single beat

That's how you know

Trust me.

Deep Breath

I step outside
Look up
There's nothing.

Not a single star
Not the moon
Not a planet, reflecting the sun.

Just darkness
Pitch black
Abyss.

I feel the weight on my shoulders
Of everything, of everyone
That has been and will be.

And then
Suddenly
You appear.

And the stars appear
Along with the moon
And the planets, reflecting the sun

And I breathe.

Siempre Sobre Ti

Si me pidieran un ensayo

Sobre lo más hermoso del mundo

Por título llevaría tu nombre.

Si me pidieran que describiera

Algo que jamás me cansaría de mirar

Diría tus ojos.

Si me pidieran que comparara

La canción más hermosa del mundo

Lo haría con tu voz.

Si me pidieran que buscará algo

Igual de radiante que el sol

No buscaría más allá de tu sonrisa.

Si me piden que escriba poemas

Sobre cualquier cosa de la vida

Siempre serán sobre ti. 

Honey

Your eyes
Your hair
Your skin
Your scent
All like honey
Amber colored silk
Soft and sweet
Like the purest of nectars
Taken from the beautiful garden of your smile
Shimmering in the sunlight
Glowing
Showing me
The path to bliss
To the promise of happiness
To life and it's many wonders

Like honey
Your voice pours softly
Out your smooth petal lips
To my ever listening ears

And sometimes I miss honey
But not as much as I miss you

Oda a tus ojos

Necesito esos ojos de vuelta

Esos pequeños océanos

Donde no tengo miedo en aventurar

Y convertirme en náufrago

Necesito esos ojos de vuelta

Esos cielos claros

Donde es verano todo el año

Sin lluvias ni niebla

Necesito esos ojos de vuelta

Junto con tu voz

Tus sueños

Tus labios

Y lo que te hace ser

Porque esos ojos

Tus ojos

Me renacen
Me completan
Y existo
Sin resistirme a esos ojos
A esos mares y con su profundidad infinita
Náufrago
Por ti. 

Movimiento

Todo va más lento

Hasta que el tiempo para

Menos tú

Ni tú sonrisa

Y tu pelo hermoso sigue jugando

Con el viento que queda

Y con tu piel

Todo cae en silencio

Pero tu voz sigue viva 

Y tus ojos me miran

Y hasta ellos se sonrojan 

Cuando le sonríen a la vida

Y a mis palabras

Y a la falta de las tuyas

El universo para de moverse

Pero tú sigues

Sigues viva

Sigues radiante

Sigues hermosa

Y yo, sigo admirándote

Platonísmo

El platonísmo

Con sus olores a jazmín y vainilla

Con su doble ciudadanía

Tan suave como la lluvia

Y radiante como el sol

Cuando se cuela por las nubes

Igual que el café mañanero

Que abraza con calor los sentidos

Tan simple y puro

El platonismo

Tan inofensivo e inocente

Pero tan efervescente

Como la mejor cerveza de barril

O su sonrisa

Efervescente

Como ella.

Little Things

It's the little things

Like when you smile when you look at me

Or when you hold my hand tight

To let me know you won't let go

When you show up by surprise

Or when you fill up my gas tank

It's the little things

Like how beautiful your eyes are

And how you always smell great

Or when you dress up pretty to just see me

It's the little things

That make you perfect

The little things

That mean the universe to me

The little things

That make you my everything

And how everything you do

Gives life to me.

Anything

If I had to run a million miles

Just to see your smile again

I would

If there were to be an ocean

In between us

I would build a boat

Just to sail to you

I would

All I want in this life is

To lay my head and look up

At the stars in your eyes

That always shine brighter than the sun

I'd do anything for that

I would.

Finders keepers

It's you!

I found you

You're the one I looking for

I know you are because

You leave me breathless 

Speechless and in awe

I know you are because

Whenever I'm with you

I feel at home

I feel at peace

I know it's you because

You give me goosebumps

And butterflies

I can't stop thinking of you

I'll never do.

Spellbound

I start missing you

The moment my skin stops touching yours

As soon as I can't hear your voice

Smell your sweet perfume

Or taste your effervescence

My mind goes crazy

Thinking about you

And how, and why

You make me feel like

A million birds take flight

Inside my gut

And how I can say I love you

Every second of every day

For the rest of my days and yours

Without getting tired or going mute

For you, my dear, are my fire

The spark of life that I was missing

Because there is nothing else

Just you

Cast Away

Can't wait to get lost in that sea again

In the deepest of waters, I remain

Staring at the sun, moon and stars

As I get lost in that sea again

If I drown, I drown knowing

I died the most beautiful death

Staring at the sun, moon and stars

As I get lost in that sea again.

Odds against me, I float on

Letting the universe decide my fate

As I stare at your sun, moon and stars

As I get lost in your eyes again.

You, dear.

Your eyes, dear.

I get lost in them

Without wanting to know

My way back home.

Your lips, dear

Are the ones that will

Keep me sane

In my insanity

Your voice, dear

Will be the one

That keeps me dreaming

Even when awake

Your love, my dear

Will keep me going

Strong and steady

Even after death

Catharsis

Oh my heart

It skips a beat or two

When she smiles

And when she looks at me

With those light brown eyes

That make me weak at the knees

Oh her lips

Her glorious lips

Perfect

Soft

Lips

That caressed mine for a second or two

Enough to dream of them for a lifetime

And her soul

Oh her soul

Left me wanting for more

Trascendence

The way your skin

Goosebumps

To the touch of my fingers

Is what heaven must feel like

How your eyes roll back

When you take a deep breath

And let loose

Accepting your fate

And my body

With yours

Trembling

Twisting

Turning

Shivering, Letting go

Flowing

Like river water

Both of us—

The divine comedy of our life

Our magnum opus

Our pièce de résistance

And a coup d'état

Against taboos

And inhibitions

Heavy sleep

This bed feels empty

When you're not in it

As does this body

Because without you it's just

A hollow shell

A cocoon

Waiting for the catalyst of 

My metamorphosis—

The touch of your skin

And the scent of your soul

Give life to my otherwise

Seemingly lifeless shell...

My bed feels like a void in outer space

A black hole

Sucking the light out of

Every

Little

Living thing 

When it's without you

When it misses you

My bed.

This bed. 

Feels dead without you.

Heavy hearts

When I miss you

My body gains a thousand pounds

Gravity multiplies by ten

And I couldn't move a limb if my life depended on it

Everything slows down

My chest feels heavy

My sight goes to the ground

And my heart stops beating steady

I could be with you every second

Of every minute

Of every hour

Of every day, and never get tired.

How could I?

With that smile that outshines the sun

And a voice that soothes lost souls

I found myself in you

You stitched me back together

Piece by piece

Little by little

Word by word

And even when I miss you

And my body feels like a thousand pounds

I can still listen to the sounds of your voice

Soothing me once again