What is so enchanting
about an accent?
From British, Australian
to the Southern Drawl,
I can't help but love them all!

I have come to a conclusion.

We are in an endless cycle.

We wake up and think about food.
We eat sugary cereals for breakfast
so we go to school or work thinking about food.

Afterschool, we watch food and beauty advertisements
that make us feel bad about ourselves,
so what do we do?
Shop for food and clothes to make us
"feel better" and to "fill the void."

After shopping, we get tired and watch television
where we, yet again, shovel even MORE food
into our lifeless pieholes.

We also don't want to cook anything,
so our meals consist of Campbell's soups, frozen pizzas and leftovers of whatever casserole is in the house.

Even after eating dinner, we are tempted to eat more,
so we have DESSERT!

Because of our constantly on-the-go lifestyle, half the time we are not even conscious of what we're eating.

Ironically, yet predictably, we go to sleep thinking about what we will have for breakfast the next day.

Does this mean
you think of me
as a friend
or as a
potential girlfriend?

*I'm confused.

Our kingdom is gone.

Excuse me,
We are from completely different
cultures, regions and lifestyles,
but I am interested in your life.

So what if I like eating
*too many cookies?

Mi hija,
no te calles.
Tienes una voz.
Úsala.
Nunca te des por vencido
porque tienes una voz.
Úsala.
Hay muerto y violencia
en este mundo pero
nunca olvides que
tienes una voz.
Una voz que tiene el poder *inspirar.

The time will come
when you'll stumble upon
someone who will turn your life
upside-down and inside out.
Chances are, that encounter will happen when you least expect it...so
patience and diversion are key
for that special someone
to walk into your life
*unexpectedly.

Extroverted-social butterfly, can talk with almost anybody, can get out of sticky situations by talking through them.

INtuition-goes with what their instincts are, trusts their gut, are spontaneous.

Feeling-goes with what feels right to them, feels deeply, loves connecting on a personal level with people.

J**udgemental-judges by outlook and action but not by information, quick to comment, not hindered by self-consciousness.

Come on in;
It's freezing out there!
Set your luggage at your feet
for I'll tend to every parcel in a heartbeat.

Then come and sit at the dinnertable
with my friends and me,
for we would thoroughly enjoy
your new and peculiar company.

Wait! (Said I) Have I seen you before?
This must be some kind of trick!
For I also tended to your luggage
when you were weak and sick.

My body heaves and convulses
while tears stream down my face
blurring my vision
like a camera lens in fog.

My mind was sick.
I had just watched the movie
The Pianist about the Holocaust.
The Holocaust was sick.
A man in a wheelchair fell
from a tenth story window,
dumped out by the SS.
Sickness.

My body was sick.
I could not speak.
I could barely cry for that matter.
All I could do was sob.

My spirit was sick.
I hadn't prayed in a whole month
and God and I were floating
farther   and         farther            apart.

My soul was moved.
I heard the real star in The Pianist
Wladyslaw Szpilman play
Chopin's Nocturne in C# Minor.
(that is NOT a hashtag)

That was when I broke down.

When I am gone,
find me in the
slow, creeping morning light
at dawn
when the dew glistens
and returns to its creator.

When I am gone,
find me in the sparrow
that swoops and bends
to find the perfect place
in a giving tree.

When I am gone,
find me in the genuine smiles
of those around you
whom you fill with great joy.

When I am gone,
find me in the radiant sun
peaking through the clouds
giving light to the world.

When I am gone,
feel my love
for my love is a candle
ever burning, never fading,
always understanding that
sometime we will meet again
soon.

The sheep's fleece was as white as snow
because he could never let her go.

Free yourself from what others think.
You are not meant to be a copy of someone
else; You are meant to be ORIGINAL, UNIQUE, OUTSTANDING and VIVACIOUS!
You are meant to be You.

Stop thinking that you are too much
this or that
too ugly or too fat
because you are worth
much more
than a number.

No jean size, person or society
can dictate how you live your life.
No failure or mistake can ever
define you.

You are only defined by your character.

And I know that I should be careful,
That I should hold back,
But with you, I can't.

You spark the flame,
The forest fire of passion
In my heart.

En la noche
me gusta pensar
en las cosas profundas
como el futuro
de nuestra sociedad.
También medito en
las memorias
de tú y yo.
Cosas profundas
como el agua  
que corre en el río
o nuestros besos mojados
en la lluvia.
Las palabras de amor
que mezclan con
mis pensamientos
profundos del mundo.

*Que tenga el mundo
en mis manos
cuando estoy contigo.

I am glad that such professions
I have made didn't touch your heart.
I also wouldn't blame you
if you didn't want to dive.
It's much too dangerous.

Although your explanation
is lengthy enough, I am puzzled.
What do you mean by heartstrings tangled?

Love hits people so differently
and mine is apparently leading me
to a dead end.

Let your children go explore.
School does not teach a kid nearly as
much as a romp through the woods
or a foreign exchange.
Meeting new people and finding inner peace must become priorities in life if you want your kids to be happy.
Try telling that to them while giving them worksheets.
Open their minds.
First and foremost, give them some
autonomy to roam.
This will ultimately make them happy.

I choose to accept
your every quirk.

I have that indominable  **spirit.

We love a good introspection.
A lot of thinking-outside-the-box
a dash of sponaneity with a pinch
of romance.
A lot of pondering, wandering
wondering and pandering.
We crave intimacy and to woo we say,

"Look at my poetry."

Our minds are wired differently.
We tend to see things not as they are
but what they can be.
We are silently affectionate but rarely
spout off our poems in public.
We love deeply, fall hard and
live out our lives according to our
composition books.