Tag: #poet
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I Want To Connect With You
I want to connect with you I share so much of myself when I share my poetry But I also don’t share much Does that make any sense to you? I want to be vulnerable I heard that vulnerability changes lives I feel safe here I created this space and you make me feel safe […]
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Hide
I hide behind my poems I use the words in my poems to duct tape my mouth shut It doesn’t seem like it, I know But it’s easier to write about past feelings after they’re completely gone Than it is to write about the here and the now It hurts too much Angelica Flores
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I Stepped Into My Past
I wrote the following poem a few years ago. I have grown so much and I’m in a much different place, a better one. I stepped into my past And forgot my way out I’ve been consumed by my mistakes For about two years now The tears that run down my cheeks Every night before […]
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Secrets
We all have secrets Watch me throw mine all on the table Go ahead Pick one up and try to use it as a weapon against me I am the only one that has power over it Now sit and watch me make magic out if it Now watch me make a fool out of […]
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I Held My Heart In My Hand
The other day I held my heart in my hand And I raised it For all of you to see The reactions varied Some threw love Others threw shade One person even spit at it But not enough to cause damage Overall my heart recieved an applause, human connection, sisterhood, and solidarity The energy it […]
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???
Did magic stand in front of you and tell you to stop believing? Did your words ever decide to bind your mouth shut? Has the sun ever had a tantrum and threaten it would never rise? Have the stars hidden from you at night? Have you ever eaten a mazapan that doesn’t break? Then why […]
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I Dipped Myself In Love
I dipped myself in love And I came out glistening I smiled wide and moved my body Every movement had a purpose I walked straight and tall A confidence consumed my body Even what I hated about myself Recieved compliments from my very own lips I held myself for a while and said a little […]
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I Made Peace With My Consequences Today
I made peace with my consequences today They looked at me in disbelief Wondering why my reaction did not consist of frustration or fury I bowed my head and said “I get it. You are just doing your job.” I fucked up I made mistakes Now it’s time to let you in So that I […]
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I Love You In Spanish
I am able to love more cuando hablo en Español than when I speak in English “I love you” is never enough Te quiero Te quiero mucho Te quiero un chingo Te amo Te adoro Con amor Con mucho cariño I confess one or two or three of these daily And I am grateful that […]
Angelica Flores 