6.9 Things About Life That Turn Me On
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One: The thought of sometimes draining
All the blood tainted dangerously with angst and hormones
Then filling up my bloodstream with mango juice.
Because I’ve been trying to drown
The sorrows that float within my sangre* in a pond.
The damned miseries have learned to float.
But most don’t know that
I’ve been eradicating the fuckers slowly.
Two: The overwhelming sweet mangoes from Bangladesh
Which grow amongst the the rice paddies
Which add color to the various shades of green
Crayola has yet to add in its pack.
The thought of my loved ones
Back where my roots began,
Make me see colors even after I close my eyes.
Darkness is the ephemeral break to force you to
Appreciate how good it was.
Three: The art my baby cousins have created in my favorite book
Etched hearts and flowers
With the Crayola colored pencils
Manifestation of childhood’s simple bliss.
May they only have to overcome
The melancholy beauty in Frida’s paintings
Inspired by her pain.
Four: Books with strong protagonists and
Witty banter
Because word play is the best foreplay
Don’t tell me you love me in only three words
Talk controversial to me
Five: Jewelry
Which you can give me to claim my heart
The women in my family covered in gold --
Their fingers, wrists, necks, and ears
I was taught to find the golden lining in every cloud.
Six: The smiles I share with the people I meet
Donating time for events bigger than myself
To be part of something to help and inspire others
Six point Nine: When love sneaks up behind me
Self love
Love for humanity
Love in between the ...
* Sangre is translate to blood in Spanish
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