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gabriela-abalo
Uruguayan I am who I am and I am who I am not
Jealousy An awful advisor That leaves you by yourself Heartbroken and grieving For what was not For what was lost For what it really was…
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Dec 1, 2010
Dec 1, 2010 at 10:20 AM UTC
Jealousy
After so many years of hard work I finally managed to move to the home I always dreamt for. This magic place is blessed every morning by a stunning sun rise over Rio de la Plata, while in the afternoon the blessing comes from another awesome sunset over the city. My magic kingdom is almost at the top of a building, so the views always take my breath away while filling my heart with warm gratitude and the sense of oneness. Here I feel at peace with myself, I reconnect with my essence, feeling alive… part and parcel of the entire Universe. Past and future stop existing, the mind clears up; emotions rise and then settle down (just like the sun and the moon), and the only thing that matters is the magic jiffy where I’m still breathing and fully conscious. To me happiness is that magical tick where I just am… Looking at the sun and the moon, observing the sky and the river teaches me a lot about letting things be and go with the flow… that resisting to what it is takes me nowhere… because life is about change, transformation and awareness. I’m thankful, and attempting to live in gratitude, free of expectations, open to receive and give.
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Nov 25, 2010
Nov 25, 2010 at 9:41 AM UTC
Thanksgiving
I have run out of words Here I am on my very own Nothing to say A lot to observe Trying to make sense of the nonsense Struggling to locate the symmetry of the self Promiscuous feelings confusing everything Provocative thoughts tempting the heart Pretentious blasphemies insulting the soul Overwhelming ego’s cacophony Forcing the slow brewing of mixed feelings One big *** to mix them all Quietly observing and appreciating what it is Attentive to the Universe messages Resisting the resistance to what it is Making a conscious effort to go with the flow Getting deep into the being Silently conversing with the soul Free of pretends and inflexible principles At peace with what it is Unconditionally loving the self
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Nov 16, 2010
Nov 16, 2010 at 12:22 PM UTC
Regaining harmony
Clumsy hands moving up and down Haunted fingertips infinitely counting For every pearl a tear dropped For every tear a pearl counted Memories attached Feelings concealed Plenty to reveal Symbol of purity and renovation A continuous prompt to be sincere An urge to remain dignified A push to keep searching for happiness The perfect gift she has ever received From the one she will always grieve
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Nov 10, 2010
Nov 10, 2010 at 11:32 AM UTC
Legacy
Stubborn as I am Obstinate as I may appear to be Determined to just be Inflexible to restrain Rarely looking back Unconcerned of tomorrow Forever in the now Mischievous with rules Impishly laughing to the “I” Adventurously defying the “am” Daringly trying out Frightening sometimes Intimidating from time to time Constantly changing Eternally living Perpetually reinventing the “I” Always embracing the “am”
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Nov 2, 2010
Nov 2, 2010 at 12:34 PM UTC
I
Silver smoke blurring your vision Noisy TV distracting your mind Shallow books keeping you busy Detached, isolated, standing apart Unable to forgive or forget the past Bitterness poisoning your feelings Incapable of showing love Absent from life, inaccessible Unaware of your greatness Master of pain and resent Forever a victim you remain Weeping past events   Detesting life all the way   For what you will never repent Master of disguise Never showing feelings Always wearing your iron mask Books and TV help you forget the life you hate Smoking keeps your monsters away Always longing for your deserting mum For you always felt “not good enough” Constantly grieving the only man you ever loved For he was killed on your wedding day Forever resenting the unwanted child For whom you married the wrong guy Master of revenge An eye for an eye   Always haunted by the past The world has to endure your pain No matter what Motherhood couldn’t mend your shattered heart For you stayed loyal to your acrimony Eternal victim of your bitterness Afraid of abandonment, deserting everybody
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Oct 27, 2010
Oct 27, 2010 at 2:46 AM UTC
Absent
Silence, please be quiet Pay attention and listen carefully To the silence within So many things going through my head An analytical mind doesn’t rest Hardly trying to silence all the cracking voices Asking and answering concurrently As if everything should have a logical answer For the mind to take it easy Silence, please be quiet Pay attention and listen carefully To the silence within I must be careful with what I think or say As I know that thoughts and words create But regrets don’t undo and sorrow isn’t a fine ally Silence, please be quiet Pay attention and listen carefully To the silence within I don’t like what I see and hear The silence is too loud to bear Stubbornly I kept quietly observing The mind attempts to complain But contentment appears After that there is nothing to fear For silence becomes a friend and nice place to be Silence, please be quiet Pay attention and listen carefully To the silence within
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Oct 20, 2010
Oct 20, 2010 at 12:24 PM UTC
Silence
Mirror, mirror of my soul Please tell me why you howl Every time I look at you Why are you playing games with me? I dislike what you reveal Please reflect only nice things Just the ones I like to see Mirror, mirror of my soul Let’s create a better world Just by changing our approach When reflecting what we see Let’s get undressed Throw away our prejudices Tear up intolerance Erase discrimination Don’t stop until we are naked Mirror, mirror of my soul Why did you stop reflecting?
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Oct 20, 2010
Oct 20, 2010 at 12:23 PM UTC
Be and let be
One moment of pride Unmasked the disgraceful lust Releasing the auto imposed sloth Impetus envy and gluttony were the driving force Unleashing the wrath hidden within Greedily buried and contained I became an outcast A skeptical sinner Forever to walk on my own Condemned to eternal damnation Unless I repent But I am just a human Envious of the wind that can flow and be Proud of who I am Lusting for freedom Sloth to follow the rules Gluttonously enjoying each jiffy Reacting with rage to the auto impose limits Avariciously living I am a human An unleashed dreamer Fully living
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Oct 18, 2010
Oct 18, 2010 at 6:01 AM UTC
Released
Didn’t make the front page Another statistic Just one more fact A name added on the list A casualty soon to be forgotten Yes I do… I said while soaked in tears Not for love but fear Pain kept me enslaved Fright left me empty In and out I was broken A lethal kiss sealed the deal You in black, I in white Predator and prey Gambling with death Keeping the act until the end I could have asked for help I should have said it wasn’t right I could have walked away I should have… I could have… But I was afraid And blamed myself Weakness and regrets aren’t the answer Your rage was my punishment As I keep saying “I do” After each punch and kick I never fought back Only crawled and cried Overwhelming shame Betraying the self I let you smash my self-esteem Believing everything you said Detaching myself from life Was my only escape Incapable of asking for help I determined our fate Things could have been different But now is too late To change our destiny To get things in place I shouldn’t have said “I do” I could have said “I don’t” I should have… I could have… But I was afraid
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Oct 13, 2010
Oct 13, 2010 at 1:13 AM UTC
Too late