Passing through your life Forgive my mistakes Enjoy my jokes May the tears be from joy and not pain Hope to be a sail to move you forward through life And an anchor when you need someone to hold you while the storm passes Please tell me if I’ve failed you Yell at me when […]
Month: December 2018
Who Said That
Closing the door Crack of the lock latching Alone in a tiny room, you stand Accused of many things Convicted of none No air in this room Just a stale taste The heavy odor of bitterness Your head hangs low The walls are plain The windows too high to look out of Slowly questioning why […]
To Be Good
Ever hear your conscious whisper “It’s wrong don’t do that,” it says What’s the purpose in listening Nothing harmful can come from disobeying What is wrong with a little bad decision in life Perfect is boring Scars are followed by good stories Which I want to hear Mistakes shared over drinks To laughter instead of […]
No Returns
Roaming through life As if shopping for an unknown person Not knowing what to get Unable to distinguish between what I want and need Uncertainty with everything that comes across my path Does this fit well or not at all Always defaulting to one question Will this make me happy Fill the void with stuff In […]
Great Story
Ever heard a story that makes you forget the world For a second, a minute and hours you forget this world You are thrown into the life of others Humanity at it’s best, you care for people you may never meet Your worries fade and you embrace the journey Your heart rises and falls with the […]
Feeling Much
Grinding teeth Steaming breath Burning eyes Piercing stare Clenching fist Trembling feet Growing impatience Urging restraint Practicing calmness Releasing rage Unclenching fist Embracing peace Day #81 SJD Copyright © 2018 Segundo Juan Devora. All Rights Reserved
Two Shots Fired (Part I)
Walk into a pub No one notices that I’m there Make my way to bar quietly People having their own conversations Friends making memories I finally reach the packed bar and wait patiently for my turn I’m in no hurry to get my drink Just there meet friends that I haven’t seen in a lifetime […]
Far Behind
I compare myself Where in life I stood Where do my peers are ranked Their status in life and work Imagined success correlated to wealth I’ve stumbled more times than succeeded I cried more times than I care to admit I’ve second guess those cushy jobs that I pasted up Doubted even what I knew […]
Verbal Repression
We ache to speak Needing our voice to be heard Our minds wanting to be vocalized Too often we are silenced The worst is when the oppressor is us We censor ourselves instead of setting us free Don’t listen to the crowds who try to control our voice We second-guess what we say In doubting […]
Not Here
I’m not inspired No passion or desire for what I do Not here, where I can’t wait to leave It could be worse, could have no job Still not happy, not driven or any shits given Worse jobs I’ve had and still haven’t felt this bad I dread the commute to work I want to […]