Monarca Rising

Tag: love

  • Living

    “Tears and fears and feeling proud, To say “I love you” right out loud Dreams and schemes and circus crowds, I’ve looked at life that way. Oh but now old friends they’re acting strange, They shake their heads, they say I’ve changed Well something’s lost, but something’s gained In living every day. I’ve looked at…

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  • Helen

    *photo by Helen Farah 06/1990 Helen by Carmen H Gray Nearly a year ago When you left I never had a chance to say a proper goodbye I was engaged To cancer at the time My life turned upside down Pieces of me scattered In the menagerie of loss Today I found My yesteryear self…

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  • Derelict Child

    “We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars”-Oscar Wilde Derelict Child by Carmen H Gray I see past the “unloveable” parts Of you I see beauty that resides there I see beyond the poisoned darts I know you have a song to sing To the world To impart…

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  • Labor

    “When God created man and woman, he was thinking, ‘Who shall I give the power to, to give birth to the next human being?’ And God chose woman. And this is the big evidence that women are powerful.”-Malala Yousfazsai Labor by Carmen H Gray Love is a labor Amid the strains and spasms Is found…

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  • True Grit

    “It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”-e.e. cummings True Grit by Carmen H Gray Grit Is the wayward Fragment That has tried to settle Into you Weighed heavily On you That you finally Accept And surround With layers Of your real self Creating A rare And precious Gem

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  • Jilted

    “To belittle, you have to be little.” ―Kahlil Gibran Jilted by Carmen H Gray I have been jilted By love (?) My heart misshapen and stilted My anger fueled Slander, curses, vilification I was fooled Only it is your ego The hurt child that resides Feeding  your false credo Holding you captive From the truth…

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  • Full Circle

    C Words by Carmen H Gray Cancer, I refused To accept your terms And conditions for her So I conjured In my creative consciousness These words instead No matter the circumstances I would stare At my C words Day and night  And think to myself Words hold weight

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  • Mariquita

    “At the center of your being you have the answer-you know who you are and what you want”-Lao Tzu Mariquita by Carmen H Gray Mariquita, was it only by chance That your silently bright presence Compelled me to glance In a momentary way As you traversed the mirror Above the piano display Your crimson shell…

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  • Yesterday

    “I feel what they feel. And people who listen to me know that, and it makes them feel like they’re not alone.”-Nina Simone Yesterday by Carmen H Gray It was as if We were there For the first time Only your hair Was a different color Your body had more mass There were more freckles…

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  • Two

    “And still, after all this time, The sun never says to the earth, “You owe Me.” Look what happens with A love like that, It lights the Whole Sky.” ―Hafiz Two by Carmen H Gray Sand and water One flies away in the wind One cannot be contained Together they embody Properties that defy Either…

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