“I have survived too much to go quietly.
Let a meteor take me.
Call the thunder for back up.
My death will be grand.
The land will crack,
the sun will eat itself…

-the day I leave.” – Rupi Kuar.
  • My body is my home
    Where my mind is free to run rampant
    Dwelling vigorously,
    my eternal soul
    There are sturdy limbs that carry
    down to the halls of my fingertips
    Windows in the shape of eyes
    If you look inside,
    can you see the castle I have built?
    I had to learn how to love myself first
    before I could continue to give
    Constantly in renovation
    of new ways to take care
    so that I am never too empty, too unkempt
    too depleted, or dependent
    I will never be homeless

    — Take care of your home.


    Copyright 2019 Valerie Sanchez

  • If I wanted to
    I know how I can stop the whole world
    Separating myself out-of-body
    Just to become one with your every word
    My own bottomless ocean of feelings…
    feeling you entirely
    With such unfathomable intensity
    Caressing you without a single touch
    I can come to you vacant
    but still very much whole
    so I can offer you a place to get away
    And gentle reminders that keep you sane
    A forbidden territory for us deeply felt kind
    I find comfort in knowing that you are not alone
    And not letting you forget about your soul

    If I wanted to…..

    Copyright 2019 Valerie Sanchez

  • It’s easy for one to hookup under the moon,
    But I want you in the morning
    and late afternoons.
    When the sun has finished stretching
    and maybe some coffee too.
    Breakfast on me,
    lunch on you?

    Illustration by: Fatima Seehar
    Copyright 2019 Valerie Sanchez

  • X marks the spot..
    Always hard to explain my feelings
    Used to internalizing, packing it all away
    piling things on top, and calling it healing
    What happens when the people who matter most
    Threaten your very existence
    or if or when they decide to go ghost,
    When you’ve got to comfortable,
    become somewhat gullible,
    And let the walls come down almost.
    The pain isn’t always immediate
    Sometimes I never see it coming
    It’s more like
    late at night,
    Or when I’m finally alone,
    And just sick and tired of running.
    I find myself talking a lot
    Though I’d prefer not to let anyone in
    So if I’m speaking
    It’s probably me desperate
    Just for someone to really understand
    I haven’t felt much of that lately
    I sometimes blame myself
    like Father’s Day that came and went,
    just reasons why I struggle with men.
    To much nurturing in me from my moms side
    But not enough of a dad in me to let go
    I give my whole heart,
    not some of it,
    I put a door mat in front of his feet,
    And call him home
    When happy, I’m really happy
    But sad is really sad
    Never ever like to stay still
    So I’m rarely reminded of my past
    Mom called me a flower when I was 11
    I didn’t get what she meant back then
    But I’m guessing “Beauty isn’t what you look like
    or where’ve you been
    But what you can become in the end.”

  • I tried to stay away from you
    This toxic thing in my life
    That needed to be purged
    No matter how hard I tried
    I found myself looking for you
    Wanting something
    But wanting nothing
    I didn’t need you
    but you were all that I knew.

    -Settling