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Carlos Cabrera
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Dec 28, 2019
In Share a poem with us today?
Who here is the correct definition of perfect? Who here can judge without being a hypocrite? Life may come as fragile as the falling rain Or as violent and relentless like a hurricane You may not be able to choose the world you are brought to But you may be able to change where you go to Life comes in different ways at different times Keep your heart and chin up and you will find There is more to this than you would like But the foundations are always the same: Love yourself, your family, neighbor, and friends They may be at your side when you come to an end Respect your life as if it were Solomon’s treasure Respect others as if they were your mother Let no one destroy your dreams They are yours, regardless of the outcome Move with definite of purpose in all that you do Be un-wavered by the hate and resistance They are just people who have been lost too Life may appear that your heart’s strained Ever-changing and rapid like the rain Great emotional floods wash it away
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Carlos Cabrera
3-Star Member
Nov 07, 2019
In Share a poem with us today?
Don’t judge the person I was but the person I have become It may not matter much but I’d like to think I have changed some I was a knucklehead, always angry and my soul misguided My mouth ran off random insults, racially guided Used all racial slurs like if it was normal for a Mexican-American to verbalize hate to another when we’re all trying to be American So many regrettable past actions that I think no one should forgive me for: I’ve been a liar, a cheater, a thief, an addict and much more I can only hope that every day that passes I make it up to the world Maybe somehow, someway I can change someone as conflicted as I was before
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Carlos Cabrera
3-Star Member
Nov 02, 2019
In Share a poem with us today?
Try not to let the negativity infest your heart Don't let failures tear your mind apart There's always something to learn if you look hard enough There will always be something better so don't sweat the small stuff No one can change your mind but it can be manipulated Just like no one can claim your soul and death is not related.
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Carlos Cabrera
3-Star Member
Oct 15, 2019
In Share a poem with us today?
Look at the kingdom we have created You're the queen of my castle The foundation that keeps me grounded Reinforces that which is fragile My self-esteem and ego crumble first Then come the negative thoughts Reminding me of my wrongs and faults Rarely the positive that I keep hidden in my heart's vault
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Carlos Cabrera
3-Star Member
Oct 06, 2019
In Share a poem with us today?
My life is a mess So many things I have to address, but I don't My world is crashing down, better now that I know At night my days play over in my head Wishing I could let go and sleep instead, but I won't Because the stability was for sale and now it's sold Not to the man upstairs but the darker one people know Oh Lord, please give me strength since mine is too low All this time I was looking for a paradise, paradise All this time I should have thought 'bout it twice More time has passed since I realized what I had all along Was the very definition of paradise, just couldn't see it Masked mist overshadowed my life, so thick it can be cut with a knife Thinking the only paradise was only if I made millions Real life has a way of slapping you out of your fairy tale dreams Real life comes at you at a million degress My wealth doesn't come in money, but what dollars can't buy: family Thinking I am worthless until I can make more than I can spend Thinking that I'm going insane that I try to pretend that I'm great Tired of this phase in my life, so fragile that at any moment, it might break https://stocksnap.io/photo/XEOT0ES7GA
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Carlos Cabrera
3-Star Member
Sep 08, 2019
In Share a poem with us today?
As I made my way through the darkness I knew that this was not a foreign place I have been here so many times before The feeling of sadness had reached me once more The smell so damp and humid Like walking in the sewers of hell I recognized the classical music ringing Through the hollow corridors As if bringing me to a lost memory, an unfocused photo Blurred by the years wasted, so familiar before I stood there alone, speechless in this place once more Have I died? I asked But I’m not in heaven or hell This was interrupted by a ringing bell Opened my eyes to find myself in my room It was just a dream Photo by <a href="/photographer/ronni44-38879">ronni kask</a> from <a href="https://freeimages.com/">FreeImages</a>
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Carlos Cabrera
3-Star Member
Sep 07, 2019
In Share a poem with us today?
I’ve rarely been a dreamer Because they would never come true But here I am standing Standing next to you Some people may wish for things Like riches or fame They wish until they lose hope Or run out of people to blame I must confess that I was the same Until I met someone Who showed me some other way She is as pure as the clear ocean With wonderful smiles and notions She is unpredictable in ways That only you can imagine I was rarely a dreamer But the tides came high today Now I find myself thinking Now that one dream came true What will I dream today? Since all I wanted was you
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Carlos Cabrera
3-Star Member
Sep 05, 2019
In Share a poem with us today?
Maybe someday, I'll be a better man, better husband, better friend in the end Maybe someday, You won't see me down here on my knees but up there with the Holy man you see Maybe someday, This place that I live will accept me rather than reject me for what I am not Maybe someday, I will stop self-sabotaging my life and get answers when I pay Maybe someday.
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Carlos Cabrera
3-Star Member
Sep 04, 2019
In Share a poem with us today?
My words make this melancholy music that you hear Shattered scattered memories full of fear Can’t be heard like suffocating in plain sight Can’t find the strength to continue this fight Oh lord, my lips cry in my sleep Swallowed by my sea that my mind has wrought Look at the destruction my life has brought Swallowed by my sea of lies My ship’s unable to stand My heart’s corruption cries Corrupted dreams, it seems Have crept, while I slept Into my corrupted dreams Before you go, stay for the show This has been a room in a mansion Scars turns to rooms in this expansion This is my mind, my endless prison Doors and locks as a result of my decisions Corrupted walls, floors, boards and paintings he adores The memories, the wrongs, the regrets On full display unwilling to let me ignore.
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Carlos Cabrera
3-Star Member
Sep 03, 2019
In Share a poem with us today?
I’m a walking disappointment with an aroma of failure Visiting the same mental houses carrying on the same behavior Passing the same streets through the same damn town Nothing at the moment can stop my soul from going down Mornings are the hardest as my issues come flooding my mind Searching for a firm dry place has become harder to find Bottomless negative thoughts latch on whenever it senses I’m trying If only the world could see that inside there’s a battleground Attempting to overcome that which keeps me down
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