Butterfly Wishes by Alejandro N. Marrero I send wishes out like colorful butterfliesGiving them wings of love with motes of lightsThey’re my gift to all of youThey’re a manifestation of everything that’s trueI send prayers on the wind like breezeAlways hoping we all find our days filled with easeWhere all of us are content and…
Sketch by Kristina Laurendi Havens Chaotic Neutral by Alejandro N. Marrero Today was neutral it’s that bliss that’s in between thoughtsThe day that has happiness in the same amounts as being distraughtStill, I’m in the sacred and blessed middleThat place where I can choose to say good, fine, okay or maybe like a riddleWe express…
Photo: Antonio Mora Optional Optimism by Alejandro N. Marrero It was a beautiful dayThe whole of morning and afternoon sun with pleasant breezes that made it that way.We labored hard.We dug holes, poured cement, sawed wood and swept away things to discard.Time goes by so quickly and truth be told I’m so tired from all…
Stars Too by Alejandro N. Marrero We orbit luminescence and call it vivid lightAtoms colliding with protons and with reactions that shine brightWe circle your warmth for you’re our way to find our true homeIn the twinkle of your eyes your love is indeed rare and so openly shown We have these moments and too…
Owl Always Love by Alejandro N. Marrero I’ll always be watchingDuring times of peace or when it’s stormingYou can even call me when I’m sleepingDoesn’t matter how early or late in the morning You matter to meAll of you, even the ones I can’t seeLife is gone in the bat of an eyeIt’s not right…
Imagery By MCPTATO on DevientArt Complex by Alejandro N. Marrero I’ve been given a complexI’ve been told my words are careless, unmindful or too boldI’ve been given the cold shoulders and people’s distanced disrespect truth be toldI’ve been given heat so hot it hurt and even scolds He’s been given a complexHe’s been told his…
Photo by Michael Dawson Under Skin by Alejandro N. Marrero Each day a battle as I’m possessed against my willI’m haunted by memories and tremors that hurt me even when I’m stillI can be on my back looking at the endless expanse of starsI can be a passenger watching the traffic and the people drive…
Fine this Sign by Alejandro N. Marrero I’m that line between what’s masculine and feminineThat delicate middle that’s a balance of androgynousMy swept long hair with locks that barely waveSoft lips, kind words and kisses over hatred has always been my wayWe’ve been around for history but that doesn’t make us weakMost of us are…
Circle of Protection from Thee by Alejandro N. Marrero The corners can be summoned because the coven hasn’t wanedIt’s a different sort of magic no high priest or priestess is needed to be ordainedWe call the winds from the East the evocation to the breath of all lifeWe call to the fires of the South…
Out of Tides by Alejandro N. Marrero 2/28/2021 I’m drowning in the thoughts of who we used to knowTrying my hardest to avoid thinking about them and letting them goTears were never easy for a man like meEven if I’m sensitive and get hurt quite easily I’m stuck in current that feels like a riptideI…
Living with PTSD 