Thursday, March 3, 2016

Chica’s Poem

A hard day’s work
A heavy burden
A time of distress

More stress upon
More stress
More stress begets
more stress

What will be enough
What will be enough to quell the pain
What will be enough to make a difference

Drugs 
Alcohol
Poor decisions
Sad decisions

To anesthetize the pain 
To self medicate
To feel alive

I am everyone to everybody
Mother
Father
Sister
Brother 
Tia
Tio
Chica
Sobrino

When do I come first
Second best unfulfilled

First comes love
Love of self
Self control
Control of one’s life
Life renewed

I am whole again