Buttered Lies #Poetry Ravens and butterflies they couldn’t be more alikeThey fly on the breeze they usher changes we often don’t likeThere’s a skeletal system inside each mechanical pistonIt begs us to go forward or move along with tyrannical systemsI’m not much of a man but that show says I’m an excellent loverI’ve been your…
Did Herbal Tinctures from Amazon get me High? I’d like to start off my saying I absolutely loathe being stoned. It’s absolutely true. I don’t like the scent of weed or the feeling. I know it’s because of my tolerance. I don’t do it so if I do the feeling is overwhelming and never ends.…
Season’s Reasons by Alejandro N. Marrero 2/16/2020 Winter rays are short and fleetingSpring fed thoughts begin their creepingSummer dreams banish the cold in our heartsAutumn winds have us waiting for holidays to start Four glorious seasons and everyone has a favoriteMost of the time it’s the season their not inSome of the times it’s the…
PTSD Struggles There’s basically two ways to treat PTSD and other severe mental disorders. I’ve found this out the hard way. I’m cognitive enough to know this because I choose the hardest way to survive this. Let’s get to the gist of it. The first way to treat PTSD is to have it diagnosed by…
Hearts of Gold by Alejandro N. Marrero 2/12/2021 There is a sickness in this worldSome makes itself seen or heardOther’s find ways to give it namesOther’s like to play their social heartless games The cure is often found in the diseaseUnless of course it’s the people you seeHumanity’s greatest flawIs that they forget how everyone…
Electric Adrenaline by Alejandro N. Marrero 2/8/2021 Electric thoughts thunder in my mind before being releasedThe flood from gates blasted open with easeI never meant to hurt you with those awful things I never saidStill, I thought them all even if they weren’t physical actions I’m remorseful insteadSparks fly as my lightning storms the glittering…
Poisoned Well by Alejandro N. Marrero 2/2/21 Somewhere out there is an ocean of truthIt may live on the tip of a blade of grassIt may even be dewStill you’re not the harbor where people find sanctuaryYou’re not reliable just conveniently temporaryWe gave you a warm welcomeA smile and so much moreStill, you betrayed us…
Prism of Winter by Alejandro N. Marrero 1/29/2021 I see you looking and no I don’t have the cure I’d offer it to you first then the world as it endured I’m frozen from being clinical. Theoretical and strong It means my biceps are not huge but if you doubt my strength you’re wrong I’m…
Demons Haunt #Poems by Alejandro N. Marrero Give me isolation for the medicine has ceased to workThe sacrifices I’ve made for pills and tinctures that reduce the hurtI’m not a bad person nor is my day filled with sinful remorseStill, no matter what I do it seems I’ll never sleep outside a hearse My anxiety…
Story of the Bad Buddhist by Alejandro N. Marrero 12/28/2020 Once upon a time, there was a bad Buddhist. He never thought he was bad. For he paid no mind to the dualities of good or bad. However, his morals and views were so different than everyone else. People treated him poorly. They questioned his…
Living with PTSD 