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Krusty Aranda Apr 2016
We're both standing on the edge.
You. Me. The void beneath our feet.
People walk frantically down below, rushing to get somewhere they don't want to go, to do things they don't want to do.
The wind blows harder on the rooftops, getting lost in your long, wavy hair like a newborn deer would alone in the forest.
Your eyes take a lingering look at the busy scene the streets are acting for us. Then you gaze at the clear, blue sky as you sigh and ask for forgiveness, but there is nothing to forgive.
I hold your hand in mine, and look into your eyes. They are scared, troubled. They shed a tear for who you were. They are filled with hope for who you'll become.
You smile.
I smile.
We close our eyes, and fly with the wind under our skin.
We soar so high into the sky.
We soar, you and I.
Krusty Aranda Apr 2016
She was an angel.
Of that I'm sure.
She was sent for me to open my eyes, to help me see how the world does not revolve around me.
She was crying for help, and I lent her a helping hand, even if I wasn't sure how to help.
He was going to beat her up.
I just knew that wasn't right.
"I just want to die."* she said as she burst into tears.
I choked. I couldn't think of anything to say.
How do you reply to that?
With my hand on her shoulder I told her she didn't want to die, trying to imply that there is much that's worth staying alive for.
She made me realize there is much that's worth staying alive for.
I wish I could've done more for her.
I wish I could've stayed. Maybe buy her a cup of coffee, and keep talking.
I want to know what was on her mind, what was going on in her life, why she wanted to die.
I wanted to be sure she would be fine.
She said I didn't know how much I had helped her that day, turned around and left.
*I still wonder if she's ok.
Krusty Aranda Apr 2016
Slim
            I wrap my arms around you

Sweet
            I can't taste this without you

Smile
            The brightness of your spirit

Sleep
            The tiredness that comes with it

Sin
            An aura that provokes me

Stop
            Before I am without me

Sing
            The songs that I am writing

Speak
            The thoughts you are igniting

Strong
            My heartbeat when I see you

Slow**
            *My heartbeat when I miss you
Krusty Aranda Apr 2016
I hate that stupid smile.
That stupid smile that's drawn on my face everytime I see you,
every time I think of you,
every time I hear your name or read your texts.
That smile I get when you daydream in school, while my attention is drawn away from the class.
That smile I get when you fall asleep, and I only wish you're dreaming of me.
That smile I wake up with after every night I dream of you.
That smile that I can't erase when we're in your car laughing and singing, enjoying the music and the wind in our hair.
That smile that belongs to you and only you.
I hate that stupid smile because I can't stop smiling it.
Krusty Aranda Apr 2016
"Sólo me quiero morir."

Me dijo esto con voz quebrada mientras rompía en llanto.
Era joven. Se le veía desaliñada y su rostro mostraba la dureza de la vida que ha llevado.
Su piel bronceada sudaba bajo el abrasador sol del medio día y su cuerpo temblaba presa del pánico que lentamente se desvanecía.
El señor con quien peleaba, un señor de edad avanzada quien amenazaba con golpearla, se había refugiado en su casa al ver que me acercaba e interrumpía su disputa.
No se qué sucedía.
No se por qué peleaban.
No se quiénes eran.
Se que él quería dañarla y que yo no lo permitiría.

Le pregunté qué sucedía, si estaba bien.
"Solo me quiero morir."
"No te quieres morir." le contesté, sin saber realmente que decir.
Le expliqué que tenía cosas que hacer en ese momento, y me ofrecí a acompañarla hasta donde yo iba.
Ella amablemente declinó la oferta, alegando que no tenía dinero para unos medicamentos que necesitaba.
Me disculpé por no poderle ayudar más, dado que yo tampoco contaba con mucho dinero.
Ella me tomó de la mano, aún con lagrimas en los ojos y la voz quebradiza y me dijo **"Ya me has ayudado más de lo que tú crees."

Tras decir esto se dio la vuelta y se fue en la dirección opuesta a la mía.

Aún no se quién era ni qué fue lo que sucedió, pero se que, quién quiera que fuera, ese día comencé a ver la vida desde una nueva perspectiva.
Krusty Aranda Apr 2016
Death

I've been thinking about it a lot lately.
No. Not thinking about dying, but about the whole concept of it.

Death
The end of life.
The only thing we all share.

There's a million different ways of dying, some better, some worse, but the outcome is always the same.
Some get it sooner. Some get it harder. Some get it painful.
What do I think?
I think death is the ultimate goal.
The cure for this terrible disease called life.
The end of all suffering. A state of eternal bliss.
Peace

It hurts when someone close to you dies.
It hurts me too, even though I know they are far better than we, the living.
Life hurts. Life stings. Life kills.

Many people fear death.
No one fears death. We fear the way we die.
We fear the uncertainty of what comes after it.
So what comes after death?
Decomposition of the body. That's it.
Your conscience is as gone as your body, and neither will come back.
Everyone may believe what they want spiritually, religiously or whatever.
Physically, the fact remains the same.

Death
The end of life.
Eternal bliss.
The thing I fear you catch before me.
It is a cult we all adore.
The god we fear.
The one true god we get to meet.
A grim entity that handles us with the utmost care and love.
A cold embrace that doesn't let go.
Numb.
A symphony of silence.
White paint on a white canvas.
An unsculpted statue.
A figureless sleep.
The most rude awakening.

Death**
My most recent thought.
Krusty Aranda Mar 2016
VBR
Why can't I write you something to make you fall in love?
You're so complicated to me, but also quite simple
You stay at a safe distance from me, but you're still the one I feel the closest to
It's no secret you are the one with whom I get along the best
You get me, and I get you
But there's still one thing you don't get,
and it is that I'm enamored of the way you are
Maybe you don't like it, but there is one person who'd never change a thing about you:
Your slim figure
Your contagious smile
The cigarette in your hand perfuming your clothes
The music that you listen to, which doesn't bother me anymore when I listen to it with you
The grimaces you make
The way you talk
The way you feel and the way you think
Your cinnamon coloured skin
The different colours of your hair
The way you dress and the way you undress
The way you told me you loved me a year back
The way you are so feminine
The way you are a friend
The times we spend talking about nonsense
The times we spend talking about everything
Is there anything else I can say?
I adore you
You fascinate me
You caught me without knowing or wanting to
Now I wonder what you might feel.
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