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To feel the hum of skin—
a rhythm under flesh,
bleeding ears of melodies
louder than memory.

Flaws fall, resting like
skipped notes on the floor
of silence. I said,
"I’m not a song, not a chorus,
not a chorus, nor the neat refrain
someone can replay.

Yet these songs in my ears—
they take me in, to teach me
how to belong.

I’m not a song, but maybe a lyric—
unfinished, still searching for the
right line. Perhaps in due time, to the
metronome of my heart.
girlinflames Aug 19
Life begins mid-scene,
no script in my hands,
just a trembling voice
and the weight of the spotlight.

I stumble through lines
I never agreed to speak,
yet each word lands
as if carved in stone.

How cruel, this urgency—
to shape myself in seconds,
to wear a costume of flesh
without knowing the story.

Still, the stage keeps turning,
stars lit above my head,
and the only truth I carry:
every flaw is part of the play.
girlinflames Aug 20
They called us weak,
but we returned brighter—
diamonds no longer hidden,
thunder no longer hushed.

I walk into the storm,
shoulders heavy,
yet my spirit unyielding.

The world may strike,
but I carry a kingdom in my veins.
Every step forward
is a promise kept:
we will reach the home
beyond the river.
girlinflames Aug 18
You have been called 'too much'
just for feeling.
Silenced,
when all you wanted was to be heard.

You’ve fought the invisible.
You’ve overcome the sadness
that had no name.
You climbed out of the pit of depression.
You walked away from a love
that called you a burden
just for existing with emotion.

And yet —
or maybe because of all this —
you stand here now,
ready to take a step
greater than any step
you’ve ever taken before.

Perhaps what holds you back
is not lack of ability,
but the ache of becoming vast
after being made so small for so long.

Understand this, sweet girl:
no one sabotages themselves because they want to fail.
They sabotage themselves
because they fear rejection
for daring to shine.

And so your soul whispers:
“What if I could fly a little farther?”

Let your blood remind you
that you are still alive.
No soldier waits to feel confident
before entering battle.

I have conquered silence.
I have conquered erasure.
I have conquered the darkness of the mind.
Now I conquer my freedom —
because it is mine by right.

I will no longer live half of myself.
con todo mi amor para Arturo Patricio Linares Salgado, de quien florece por ti


No llegué buscándote, ni sabiendo qué querías.
Y aun así, sin darme cuenta, ya eras parte de mis días.
No hubo promesas, ni fondo musical,
solo tú, hablando de lo normal.
Y yo, entendiendo que algo dentro de mí
ya no volvería a sentirse igual.

No era azul, ni rojo, ni gris.
Era verde
como lo que crece sin pedir permiso,
como lo que nace donde algo ya estaba listo.

Desde entonces, todo tiene tu esencia.
Tu forma de estar cambió mi presencia.
El café sabe distinto, el cielo brilla más,
las cosas simples pesan, como si el tiempo no pasara jamás.

Me sorprendió esta forma en la que te volviste mi raíz,
como si al respirar te amara más, como si mi cuerpo te dijera: “aquí”.
Como si mis manos recordaran tu piel
y al tocarla, entendieran que no era por placer,
sino por fe.

Fe en eso que no se explica,
en las miradas largas,
en tus muecas raras,
en la forma en que se abren mis grietas
cuando nombras mis palabras.

Amar(te) en 4 días, ¿quién lo habría dicho?
Pero no hubo prisa, solo un salto al abismo.
Un “te amo” que no fue grande ni dramático,
solo real, tan simple y tan mágico.

Y sigo sin saber cómo explicarte
que mi sombra se mueve al mirarte,
que mi piel busca tu contacto,
y mi cuerpo se enreda si no estás al tanto.

Que no hay forma lógica de sostener este temblor,
este deseo de contar tus sonrisas
y entender el idioma de tu voz.
Que cada segundo contigo
es un eco sin reloj.

No te conocía, y sin embargo te reconocía.
Como si algo mío, que dormía,
se despertara con tu risa,
y dijera: “era por aquí,
era este el punto de partida”.

Y aunque no sepa darle nombre,
ni quiera encerrarte en una definición,
te juro que hay algo en ti
que vale cada contradicción.

Así que si no entiendes todo lo que siento,
no importa.
Yo tampoco lo entiendo.

Solo sé que me pasa contigo,
como un campo que florece después del frío.
Como si por cada respiro tuyo
yo también respirara más mío.

Y si todo esto se reduce a dos palabras,
que sean estas:
te amo
aunque no haya rima,
aunque no haya calma,
aunque solo quede el alma,
mirándote crecer
mientras crezco entre tus ramas.
Con todo mi amor para Arturo Patricio Linares Salgado 💌.
Un poema en verso libre sobre la forma inesperada, cotidiana y mágica en la que el amor transforma todo, desde cosas simples como el café, la luz, la piel, los días, hasta cosas mas personales como el autoconocimiento a través de otra persona. Escribirlo fue una manera de dejar constancia de lo que siento, aunque todavía no encuentre todas las palabras.
Y, Arturo, si estás leyendo esto...
quiero darte las gracias por inspirarme todos los días.
Gracias a ti soy capaz de escribir, de sentir y de crecer de maneras que antes no conocía.
Este poema es solo un reflejo de lo mucho que transformas mi vida.
girlinflames Aug 15
I’ve noticed
you haven’t written poetry in a while —
at least, not published any.
You’ve gone quiet.

And yet, without words,
you’re still poetic.
It’s stronger than you.

You only ever wrote about our love.
Now that I’m gone,
you’ve lost your inspiration.

Thank you —
I’m flattered.

But please,
go back to writing.
I’m still here.
I miss your poems
making my heart skip beats
every morning.
girlinflames Sep 18
i tried
i planted the seeds
watered them
let the sun in
pulled the weeds

the garden bloomed

but what should have been
flowers and love
turned into
discord and confusion

so i choose
the hardest thing
and the bravest—
to leave the garden behind

hope has grown heavy
lemons fill the branches
and i will not
make lemonade

yes it hurts
to let go
of what i tended
with such care

but i cannot
live a lie
girlinflames Sep 13
i learned too late
your love
was a poisoned apple

i still don’t know
if you are
the witch
or the devil

wanting you
is a crime
and i
am the guilty one

your truths
drip with lies
a wolf
in sheep’s skin

modern romance
teaches us
to cheer for villains

so i let myself
be robbed
killed
destroyed

fine
you’re the devil
girlinflames Sep 13
sinking into cushions
i ask myself
is this silence
a wound
or a gift

my friends have vanished
into their own worlds
this is what love does
it swallows people whole

maybe the absence
is my reflection
me and the glowing screen
sharing secrets
until sleep

i whisper lies
humans were made
to be islands
i tell myself
and i try
to believe it
girlinflames Sep 17
I think I saw a ghost today.
I’ve moved away,
but there you were,
standing on the corner,
waiting to cross the street.

I thought you were dead —
but unfortunately,
you’re healthy and well.
I thought you’d fall apart
after I left.

In the end,
I think you were just afraid
of my intensity.
You said you’d love me forever,
and the next day
you didn’t love me at all.
A one-night love.

Just know —
every night,
I stand on my balcony
As Juliet
and whisper things
to the moonlit night,
to the city wind,
so it can carry those caresses
back to you.

I’ll be the ghost
haunting you.
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