July 21, 2013

LIvin'

by Jesus Andrade (author's profile)

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Livin'

Trying to tie time to a bomb
Boom!
Kill its whole existence
For time sinks wrinkles into faces
It dries hair until it becomes colour-less, becomes gray
It makes eyes glassy
Family member disappear, fade away; they die
Back gives out until you're bound
Bound to a rockin'-chair that squeaks
A chair that only collects dust
No-one speaks
Time is no virtue
It's a slow death
The young forget about you
Till you forget about yourself
Forget who you once were
What you once looked like
What value you once had
Now you're bound
You're tied
Thanks to fuckin time
Boom!

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CJP Posted 10 years, 8 months ago. ✓ Mailed 10 years, 8 months ago   Favorite
Thanks for writing! I finished the transcription for your post. Keep writing.

laura-lulu Posted 10 years, 7 months ago. ✓ Mailed 10 years, 7 months ago   Favorite
As time flys you have to remember you have us we keep you I touch deep in our hearts we love you for ever

-anita and lulu ♥

Jenee Posted 10 years, 5 months ago. ✓ Mailed 10 years, 4 months ago   Favorite
Jesus! This is Jenee from Motivos magazine in Philadelphia. We received your letter and poems! Thank you very much! Our teen team each took a poem and read it aloud to the group. The teens really really appreciated that you took the time to send your poems and give us feedback on how the stories in Motivos impacted you and helped give you the words to encourage your niece.

Again, thank you for writing! We chose a few of your poems to publish in upcoming editions and will send copies to the address on your letter.

Is there any way you can send us a photo? We usually publish a photo of each author with their poem. If that's not possible, perhaps you can send a drawing to accompany your poem entitled, 'Meaning.' We'd like to publish that one in our Winter edition in January.

Also, the next time you write, please let us know how you prefer to be referred to in the byline with your poems. Usually we write the poet's name, some identifying characteristic like age or grade or occupation (maybe you could come up with something like 'poet between bars') or we could/should use your number? Let us know. Then we add city and state. We have that.

Thanks again SO much for writing us. The teen members of the magazine team and myself were really floored to get your letter. Your words encourage us to keep putting in the long hours and effort it takes to put the magazine together. To know how the stories impacted you, lets us know our efforts are worth it. We'll keep writing. You keep writing too! :)
~Jenee de Motivos

valeria_andrade Posted 10 years, 2 months ago. ✓ Mailed 10 years, 2 months ago   Favorite
Hey primo i just wanted to let you know that your the BEST primo in the world and that I LOVE YOU very much..

I really love your poems and I'm not just saying it cause you my primo.. I mean it and i know that one day you will be out here with us.. Your the one thats gonna be walking me down the aisle when I'm getting married. I hope I'm not making you cry because that is not the intention.. I know you will be the one for a fact and i don't want anybody else to take that part but you..

So please hang on there because there are people out here that care about you and are waiting you see...


~Valerie Andrade was here :)

Ashleyp Posted 10 years, 2 months ago. ✓ Mailed 10 years, 2 months ago   Favorite
In life there are people who forget we are and why we are here and the people who don't forget are your family and closest friends they will stand by you no matter what and they never give up on they people they love that is one good poem by the way

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lulumartinez Posted 9 years, 11 months ago. ✓ Mailed 9 years, 11 months ago   Favorite
Chuy te quiero mucho and I have alottt of letter I had made if u can send me your adress and this is my new number call me when you can 210-608-7191 we need to talk I feel like its been 100 years without you :/ but never forgotten

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