“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.

“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.

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  • Late night metrical composition flaws  Electrical brain waves bouncing off the walls  If it could ever be seen as being worth the long haul  Then perhaps a constant bliss that’s eternal once and for all   (November 14, 2016)

  • FlyingEverything else had fallen off meAll cares, fears and insecuritiesAs you reached out to danceA night time air show at lastStill hesitant to touch your handYou once were the manwho didn’t know how to be openBut your body spoke indifferent languagesSaying “Be free for the moment”Its one of those rare feelings I get–This out of…

  • I cried oceans and rivers Lakes into streams It didn’t hit me right away when I had to see you leave The world always seemed to expand and push us to our knees I may be weak but you weren’t stronger than me. – The faith you had in us   Illustration by: Fatima SeeharCopyright…

  • You’re not thinkingI’m not thinkingOnce strongnow a loosing fightThis happens all the timeWe just can’t seem to get it rightWhen it comes to temptationsWe stumbled upon forever in conversationAnd how much we don’t deserve one otherJust pure unwavering frustrationThe measure of our bond was consistentHow can you be so passive with all of this distanceBut…

  • Difficulty sleeping A lot on the mind By now I can basically make out all of the imperfections of the ceiling Just wishing I could get some sort of sign Of when the inconveniences of life will come to an end Or maybe just some more time..

  • In’s and outs  Humid boardwalk beach winds  The universe said, out with the old Lets begin again Where your rivers flow my dear Because so much of the water has been so unclear…   Illustration by: Fatima SeeharCopyright 2019 Valerie Sanchez

  • I felt like I was nothing. Legitimately nothing As nothing as there could ever be.

  • I’ve never stopped looking for you. Although everyone tells me that I shouldn’t. Time passes and I still search for you. Especially when I’m at my lowest for some reason. Even when I’m surrounded by people who I know are actually there for me. I look for you even though I don’t even need you…

  • I decided you could enter my garden You could finally have a taste Turning on the springs to my restricted fountains The only visitor in a while of the place Because I believed that you were different Look at all the sunflowers you gave I thought how could I deserve your offerings Watering me with…

  • Magnetic touch Comforting scents Such a beautiful mind Somewhere deep in the end The end of time The end of what was, and now is The end of what seemed to be the longest winter The end of emptiness That part that’s beginning to fill of I want you and you want me something I…

  • 38 degrees outside nor’Easter ice melts  Though the storm in your eyes I could never tell In sleep you’ll find I am kind And I’ll never forget  those nickels and dimes  Your paved road gave me this peace of mind  And every step I took, the snow melted You were reaching out for a fireplace …

  • 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…

  • 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