Day 135: “Hours”
Sometimes it’s as if there aren’t enough hours in a day
And sometimes there are plenty but I waste them away
A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 134
Day 134: “In My Body”
I’d like to approach life
Out of my head
And into my body
Feeling my feet on the ground
My heart in my chest
Allowing my body
To do its thing
And quieting my mind
Living in the moment
The now
In my body
Grounded
And grown
Awake
Alive
Completely trusting myself
To do what I know how to do
I want to quiet the noise
And live
Why is that so hard to do?
A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 133
Day 133: “Enough”
When did we stop becoming enough for ourselves?
When did we begin reaching out to others
To the heavens
To feel complete
Whole
Okay
When will we realize
That ‘enough’ comes from within?
A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 132
Day 132: “Problem-Solving”
Valentine’s Day
Hearts and flowers
Chocolates
Cake
Nice dinners
Cards
Poems
Love
But what I’ve discovered
is I love a good balloon
You see, our cat likes to eat flowers
So my partner can’t really get them for me
Without us having to diligently watch the flowers at all times
Or even keep them in the fridge
This year, though, he found a great solution
He got me a balloon that says, “I love you!”
And let me tell you, “I love it!”
A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 131
Day 131: “Happy”
It’s a beautiful feeling
To be totally yourself
With someone else
To laugh
To sing
To love
I don’t know what else to say
I’m just so happy
A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 130
Day 130: “Deep Breaths”
I’m happy to report
That I breathed today
Deep inhales
And exhales
When I was stressed,
I took a deep breath
When I was tired,
I took a deep breath
When I was annoyed,
I took a deep breath
I felt calm, cool, and collected
Deep breathing looks good on me
A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 129
Day 129: “For the People”
Resistance is not about the people in power
It’s about the rest of us
Banding together
Finding common ground
Love
Empathy
Positivity
Joy
You don’t get to say, “I’m not political”
Because to exist as a woman, person of color, member of the LGBTQ+ community, someone who is non-binary
Is political
Not by choice
It just is
So let’s join the walk
Not to make a difference in policy at the highest level
Who knows if they’re even listening?
But to create community
And change minds
‘We the People’ and all
A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 128
Day 128: “América”
Es una celebración
De amor
Vida
El amor de la vida
La familia
Les vecines
El barrio
La hacienda
Es el amor
Es la alegría
Es la comunidad
Es les latines
Es todes
Es bonita
Es América
A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 127
Day 127: “Stuffed Animals”
“Toy Story”
made me believe in the not-yet-seen
taught me empathy
I thought my stuffed animals were alive
I’d memorize where I left them
Sometimes putting them in crazy positions
Challenging them
To be the same when I returned
I said goodbye to them
Tried to cuddle them all equally
Told them I loved them
I never did catch them moving
Now I know they’re not alive
They can’t move
They don’t speak when I’m not there
But that doesn’t mean they don’t have feelings
So I still say goodbye to them
Try to cuddle them all equally
And tell them I love them
A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 126
Day 126: “Daydreaming”
While our reality
May not be
What we want it to be
We can create our own
In our minds
We can stake a claim
Live there
And over time
It might become
Real life
Faking It Made 