I don't mean to push people away.
Maybe I push because it's a sign
that better things are coming my way.

I see the question before a test
"Mark your ethnicity"
and I think

Who the hell gives you
the right to care about
my skin color?

As if I am proud of my ancestors
putting the Native peoples on reservations
and hissing at innocent school children.

What have we become, America?
We condemn those that
"hop the border"
yet we don't recognize that
we are the aliens.

Bigots that don't step back
and marvel at our
beautiful mosaic of diversity.

Love where you come from,
but NEVER mistake
victory for **degradation.

Sometimes we speak more
with our eyes
than with our mouths.

Leave a mark on my soul
if you dare.
If you leave a scar,
it's like getting gum
out of your hair.

Never forget
to leave the light on
for me.

Nuncas olvides
dejar una luz encendida
para mí.

Let me go.
You gave me the wings to fly so
let me go
explore the world around me
and find something that truly astounds me.
Let me go.
You are no longer in charge of my future.
Let me go.
I will find a place
not in your hovering embrace.
Let me go.
Let me go.
*Let me go.

My hand reaches for the salt
and instead lands right on top
of yours.
C'est la vie...That's life.
It's **awkward!

What is
life without love?

I can't even fathom
the thought of having
a body without a heart
a sandwich without bread
a winter without the holidays
a brain without thoughts...

I could go on until infinity.

You make me feel light as a feather
when you kiss me deeply,
capturing my air and my sanity
in one fell swoop.

Right when I reach the
peak of perfection,
I *crumble.

White knuckles hurt
like unrequited love.

I tried to escape.**

I tried to escape from your labyrinth but
the doors *locked.

I will die
with love
in my heart.

Love is fickle;
Love is not always kind
in fact, most love isn't completely blind.
We share the contrary notions with such ardour
thus we all forget that
human nature makes love
**much harder.

Like ivy,
my love for you climbs.

Like roses,
my love for you widens.

Like sunflowers,
my love for you is optimistic,

**always reaching toward the sun.

Love should be like genes,
passed along through every generation
never stopping.
**Never.

When will age and distance
become useless numbers?

Love should transcend all borders
in the mind, in the heart and on the Earth.

I find that love should be
spontaneous, supportive
and above all,

**side-splitting.

Spare me the misery of your absence, my dear
so that I do not grow delirious without you.
One day without those tender blue eyes
and I am lost in a fog of my self-pity.
The joyous cadence of your laughter and smile
never cease to enchant me day after day.
But where does your loyalty lie, my dear?
I shall not question your motives, love
for by faith and God you leave my side.

I worship maps
like conservatives worship the Bible.

The rivers tell of stories and
the borders tell of wars.
The capitals tell of grandeur and
the cemetaries of horrors.

To me, math is like raw tomatoes.
I don't mind them mixed in a salad,
but eating them on their own makes me gag.

Él es mi refugio,
**mi hogar.

Life is not made up of things.
It's made up of **moments.