Faith & Foes

I am excited by its potential, I am crippled by my mind

It is only through patience that we can bind

Something so strong that will stand the test of this time

I am brave, I am strong, I am courageous, I am wrong,

But why, oh why, does my feeling persist

That life is bittersweet and always has a twist

On this point I insist, I will always need your kiss

My faith is in my butterfly, my foe is in my fear

I don’t doubt my feelings but I realise I am near

To seeing her one day, when again we will be clear

That our love is too strong to listen to the fear

For I know that if I believe, then we will receive

What one can only imagine and what two can only achieve

Oxidized Umbrella

I like you rain because your sound and presence are the only perfect elements of my oh so imperfect life. Because you manage to gently pull me away from this- mostly imagined- reality, so that I can be saved from my own mind.

I really like you rain because you remind me of the red shoes and green sweater uniform I proudly wore for many years, years ago. Because you bring me back to aguapanela con queso, and the times when my heart consisted of only the four of us.

I like you because when the completely soaked homeless lady asks me for 25 cents while I slowly walk home sporting my blue oxidized umbrella, and $232 overpriced black boots, I fall in love with my present.

I really like you rain because you hold my hand when I cannot get myself to read the Love Story card he left on my desk/dinning/coffee table as I am finally crying truthfully, from my heart, uncontrollably -the way he would like to see me cry one day.

I like you because you calm me down, so that I can slowly walk to my bed and pick up the love card, read it, smile, and fall in love with him all over again.