Happiness is a Full-time Job #ptsd

This is Navi! She’s our new puppy! She likes the sun room and cuddles! Happiness is a Full-time job It’s now well into the new year and it’s time to share. Spill the beans so to say. I made affirmations for 2023 like most of us did. I’ve actually seen them through thus far. Since,…

The struggle and release #ptsd

It’s been months now without mood stabilizers. It been pretty rough in the beginning. Lost a few friends, made some new ones, got closer to older ones and my family. At first sleep was nearly impossible. Now I am getting sleep albeit later than usual. It’s mainly because despite it all I’m introverted and have…

Pleas for Stillness #poetry

Pleas for Stillness by Alejandro N. Marrero 9/22/2020 Who will save me from my demons?Who will hold me as my whole world burns?When will I be free of these anxieties?When will I be at once reborn? I am sum of the universe divided up into interdependent parts.I am a son of parents that are easy…

Reclaimed Earth #poetry

Reclaimed Earth By Alejandro N. Marrero Their war started in November and how filled with lies it really wasThey’d simply had enough Their governments which failed them and were indeed corruptInciting anger, division and putting ratings before the truthsIt’s what brainwashed them all to kill the reds, white and blues.In the chaos of a dictator…

Our Mountain Retreat

By Alejandro N. Marrero 1/21/2020 #poetry ’Our Mountain Retreat’ byAlejandro N. Marrero 1/21/2019 What would it take to live humbly by a lake?What would settle this yearning ache?A cabin wouldn’t be too small for two people this tall.Yet, timber a plenty to remodel it all.The forest, mountains, and lake at our call.The stillness and silence,…