A Road Unforgotten (Pt.1)

  An introduction to this world is never given Only the strong will survive, they say Remaining will be nothing but perfection They say, words of judgment for days   Please, remain—try to refrain from Tying your shoe string to your tongue Refrain with joy Sometimes we don’t need such a tug In these times …

It Ends With Love

Change is living confused In an un-blossomed world Making no logical sense   Change is a chilling feeling Insensible to your heart Deliberately in chronic pain   Change is facing hurricanes You’ll never know heaven Without fighting to avoid hell   Change is comprehending A mistake is a mistake And not an eternal sin   …

In the Beginning (Sample: Chapter 1)

The great news is that I've been in the process of writing a short fictional novel. Novel deals with race and love; dives into ideas about Machismo and being culturally different. Shit got me so excited that I need to share a fraction! Here it is; enjoy!! ------------------------------------------------------------- The world is one hell of a …

Clogged Ears

You’re only a problem:   When there’s too many of “you” alive             “Dam Mexican, get out of here!”             “Who invited the beaner?!”             “Better dead than not know English!”   When you feel weak because strength hasn’t fully befriended you             You survived 5 major relationships            You were …

On the Myth of This Country

I feel free when I think: - I’m feeling adrift today Like a seashell lying there On a recently mist-ified beach shore. I feel different today, than yesterday. Rejuvenated, that’s the feeling. - I feel fortunate Because feeling free is momentary A glimpse into eternity Free as a bird, as the wind Free as in …

Perspicacity

Answer me this: Has oppression shaken you up so much that your knees break? Your soul gets perpetually crushed? Every day feels like a struggle—a beautiful struggle? ‘Cause I have, And still do. - I spit analytical frameworks Through my breath I make sense of normalized oppression So I can decolonize my soul ‘Cause I …

The Pull

You feel it when you least expect it The pull will devour your insides It will get ahold of your squeamish tongue Putting a cockroach-sized bomb On the walls of your throat It will pull you away from love, with force Towards a hellish terrain you rather not see - As you grapple with its …

Brown Skin

The wake will disturb you At first It will define you forever For sure It will drag you in bittersweet But not for too long - The wake will show you How much you are worth It will test you, ask you: Is it even worth living? - The wake, like time Is infinite and …

AMERICA: I’M YOUR CHILD!

AMERICA, I’M YOUR CHILD! (05-2012 – 01-2013) I. The wish of America’s Child withers like the leaf that is born again much older than the wandering soul who wields so much knowledge and so, who puffs away a cigarette of hope coming to terms with those dead to the lessons this child has had to …

Decolonizing Twice

Isaac Giron (Guerillero): “A person with a decolonized mind Accepts their past, loves their present and creates their future, Regardless of what stands in their way.” - Decolonizing your soul twice Means to traverse fiery valleys Consuming your every move Towards your real self - As Mexicano Born in the United States of America Bread …