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Monica Renata

A Collection of Poems and Random Thoughts

Poems

Braids

Published on March 5, 2017March 5, 2017 / Monica Renata Posted in Poems Continue reading

  Two braids going to the back That is how mama braids my hair She says I look as cute […]

I Wish You Could See

Published on March 2, 2017March 2, 2017 / Monica Renata Posted in Poems Continue reading

​​How I wish you could see your beauty The beauty my eyes see when I look at you The beauty […]

You Missed

Published on February 24, 2017February 24, 2017 / Monica Renata Posted in Poems Continue reading

My skin that shined so brightly Just like amber glow Was the only thing that caught your eyes And initially […]

Your Walk

Published on February 24, 2017February 24, 2017 / Monica Renata Posted in Poems Continue reading

 I hope you go to places Places that you have always dreamed Be surrounded by things that make you smile […]

Pause

Published on February 21, 2017February 22, 2017 / Monica Renata Posted in Poems Continue reading

Let all the hands of the clock stop And raindrops halt mid air Let water be calm at even the […]

Cold As Ice

Published on February 15, 2017February 15, 2017 / Monica Renata Posted in Poems Continue reading

Freezing cold Rain drops fall Now the rain is sleet   Falling so ever lightly On my cherry red cheeks […]

The Art of Persuasion

Published on February 13, 2017 / Monica Renata Posted in Poems Continue reading

Poison on the tip of the tongue Waiting for your ears Wrapped up in the allure of their voice The […]

I Do Not Fear The Gallows

Published on February 10, 2017February 10, 2017 / Monica Renata Posted in Poems Continue reading

I do not fear the gallows For the rope is already around my neck The darkness has already consumed my […]

Who Am I?

Published on February 9, 2017February 9, 2017 / Monica Renata Posted in Poems Continue reading

Who am I when darkness falls Or when the bough may break?   Who am I when the sun shines […]

Strength Personified

Published on February 9, 2017February 9, 2017 / Monica Renata Posted in Poems Continue reading

From tattered clothes To holes in shoes I have and still endured   The blood that courses through my veins […]

In The Meantime

Published on December 27, 2016December 27, 2016 / Monica Renata Posted in Poems Continue reading

To sit in my chair waiting Tears trickle down my breast My heart is fiercely pounding This is anticipation at […]

Aspiration’s Misfortune

Published on December 15, 2016December 15, 2016 / Monica Renata Posted in Poems Continue reading

He claimed he wanted many things Night and day he worked and would rarely sleep For money was his motivation […]

Lover’s Remorse

Published on December 12, 2016December 16, 2016 / Monica Renata Posted in Poems Continue reading

It has always been you The one that can speak to my soul Make my heart scream And drown me […]

Before You Touched Me

Published on December 9, 2016December 9, 2016 / Monica Renata Posted in Poems Continue reading

I felt you before you touched me Your words danced like fingers on my skin You deeply kissed my brain […]

Optical Interpretation

Published on December 9, 2016December 9, 2016 / Monica Renata Posted in Poems Continue reading

Silence speaks As words do not Standing in the room   The eyes may wander But the heart does not […]

I See You

Published on December 3, 2016December 3, 2016 / Monica Renata Posted in Poems Continue reading

I see you in the morning I see you in the stars I see you where you are standing I […]

Inordinate Contemplation

Published on December 3, 2016December 3, 2016 / Monica Renata Posted in Poems Continue reading

I reached for you and you let me fall Fall into the sadness of me With words so cold they […]

I Write My Wrongs In Color

Published on November 29, 2016 / Monica Renata Posted in Poems Continue reading

I write my wrongs in color So that I can clearly see The tragedy I caused to others And also […]

Open Messages

Published on October 18, 2016October 18, 2016 / Monica Renata Posted in Poems Continue reading

Painful,eerie silence Hear the needle drop Not letting the mind go idle Consuming all time with work Surrounded by so […]

Dirty Mirror – Self-Esteem

Published on October 5, 2016October 5, 2016 / Monica Renata Posted in Poems Continue reading

You lack a bit of kindness Because you lack high self-esteem   You constantly treat others ugly Because nice you […]

Exception

Published on August 22, 2016September 6, 2016 / Monica Renata Posted in Poems Continue reading

Exception I cannot say I wanted you fully Because that is not the case You were part of my imagined […]

Invaluable Camaraderie

Published on August 10, 2016 / Monica Renata Posted in Poems Continue reading

Shoe strings on my shoes Buttons on my shirt Water on a hot summer day Sunlight on God’s green earth […]

Dagger’s Kiss

Published on August 8, 2016 / Monica Renata Posted in Poems Continue reading

The dagger feels so good pressed against my flesh Signifying our undying love Love that cuts deeper than flesh Two […]

Wrong

Published on August 8, 2016August 8, 2016 / Monica Renata Posted in Poems Continue reading

Wrong You will always find something wrong Whether it is her misplaced hair Or the way she double blinks her […]

The Art of Life

Published on August 5, 2016 / Monica Renata Posted in Poems Continue reading

In a world of grief and sorrow In a world where leaves fall from trees Do remember that life goes […]

You Don’t Know Me

Published on July 30, 2016 / Monica Renata Posted in Poems Continue reading

You don’t know me anymore You don’t know me at all My eyes now shine different My smile is long […]

88 Keys

Published on July 26, 2016 / Monica Renata Posted in Poems Continue reading

If I gave you 88 keys As we stand alone in a room You would play me softly Til sweat […]

Grow

Published on July 25, 2016 / Monica Renata Posted in Poems Continue reading

Plant your seed and water it Watch your seedling grow Admire how it sprouts from soil And sometimes without rain […]

Trust In Me

Published on July 25, 2016 / Monica Renata Posted in Poems Continue reading

In God I trust this is true But my trust has been shattered And it’s not because of you To […]

Stuck Like Glue

Published on July 20, 2016July 21, 2016 / Monica Renata Posted in Poems Continue reading

I see you within me I see me within you Held tight together Stuck like glue Tied together like two […]

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