Category: Poetry
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Madame
Madame was my high school French teacher. She never let me photograph her. I only have a photo of her hands. I sneaked this picture of her having coffee. We were in her hometown Saintes, France. Madame doesn’t subscribe to my blog but she has access to my website so Madame, if you’re reading this, […]
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About Me
1920’s art deco silver amethyst marcasite ring always on my right handCurls that really curl when I fall asleep with wet hairI love wearing socks but I don’t like pairing them after a washI love vintage everythingI love romanceI love loveI’m more than a poet but if that could be my only identity, I’d take […]
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Big Changes Are Coming
Big changes are comingI’m making decisionsI don’t need to explain my choices to anyoneI will simply existAnd resist all the things that don’t serve meI can’t respond right away and that’s okayI have connections but I don’t need to stop everything to give information on the spotThey can waitI’m not easy to access anymoreI’m tired […]
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Some Things Have Shifted
It’s time for a bitter sweet endingI’ve shapeshifted after being brokenAfter being completely lostI existed in darkness for such a long timeAnd in that darkness, hope couldn’t be foundI was surrounded by people who smiled at me but in their eyes, I didn’t see loveIt’s time for a bitter sweet endingI’m leaving the past where […]
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Grateful
The sun roseIt was reassuringAnything can changeBut the sun always risesWhat a blessing it isTo be able to breathe another dayIf you’re reading thisI’m glad you’re here today Angelica Flores
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This is Not Normal
I’m taking a quick work break and I wrote this poem. Today feels heavy. I can’t take the images of the children who were murdered at Robb Elementary School out of my head. The pictures that are circulating are pictures of them smiling. They had a whole life ahead of them. They were innocent babies. […]
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Robb Elementary
Little babies went to school Loved and cared for Parents went to work And teachers entered their classroom with optimism The point of school is to help students learn And grow into amazing human beings Unfortunately, in Texas that did not occur And now part of the country mourns While mothers and fathers are […]
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To Be Seen Or To Hide
To be seenOr to hide?It’s a tug of warBetween survival skills and a calm nervous systemI know the first very wellBut a calm nervous system…that’s pretty newWhich am I rooting for?To be seenOr to hide?It can’t be both Angelica Flores
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For the First Time In My Life
I did not cry today I am pleased I laid in bed and I wrote poetry It’s the first time in my life that I didn’t need to be hurting to write beautifully Angelica Flores
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Guidance
God calls on me All of the time He thinks I know what I need to do I can’t hear what he is saying But I know that he knows that I am praying If you hear this poem my God almighty Send me your message in a different way Hurry please I need your […]
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