Winter Wane by Alejandro N. Marrero 2/26/2020 It’s raining yet again but we’re first world so we’re dry of courseGot a million reasons why that’s left of true but logic makes most minds ruptureShouldn’t make a difference the color or the culture Still, for some reason in matters of the heart we’re enrapturedGive it enough…
Artwork by Cassiopeia Art Pele the StarKin It took years for my star to reach this blue green planet. It was so new and glowed a faint blue from my origin galaxy Cassiopeia. All my fellow StarKin still lived there or were in the process of charting their own courses through the universe. I had…
In Some Maniac by Alejandro N. Marrero The barest of thoughts and they all turn to youThings you say and who you wished I turned intoI’m clever with words but you’ve stolen all the fun of itNow I’m up late, sleep later, read more and lay down more than I sitNo, not really ever expecting…
Favor Its by Alejandro N. Marrero How can one pick a favorite song?I think there can’t just be one or that would be wrong.I place the buds with their tunes in my earI sing along quiet and sometimes loud enough to hear How can someone have a favorite color?It seems so tedious to pick one…
Left is Right by Alejandro N. Marrero When choosing left from rightWhich way does your vision goIt’s not a matter of dark or lightStill, between thoughts we should swim with the flow One side of your mind is angelicOne side of your mind is demonicYet what about the center between those two pointsThe middle promises…
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…
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…
Living with PTSD 