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Feel the hidden Spaces between the lines/ Siente los espacios escondidos entre las palabras
They are whispering the hidden secrets between your eyes/ Están susurando los secretos entre tus ojos
Feel the hidden Spaces between the lines/ Siente los espacios escondidos entre las palabras
They are whispering the hidden secrets between your eyes/ Están susurando los secretos entre tus ojos
Necisito un boligrafo, por favor
Oh, I need a pen!
Gracias por la manzana
Oh, I meant thanks for the apple
Hablo español, y habla un poco inglés
No, I meant I speak both
Soy de Puerto Rico
I see you, old f(r)iend
It was about time I came back again
I am crawling on my knees
Begging and pleading for you to love me
Please, I need you
My sweetest amor
Queridos Mamá y Papá,
I understand that you do not know English
So I will write to you in Spanish.
Finalmente me estoy graduando.
Como la vela sin el fuego
(like the candle without the flame)
Como el campo sin el juego
(like the field without the game)
As would I be without you
Huele a cadaverHuele a cadaver y apesta cada vez mas fuerteHuele a recuerdos a sueños y esperanzacolgando de la orilla de un edificio tratando de salvarse despues de haber tratado de suicidarse,
In this life, I will die a thousand times over.
I've learned the sun doesn't wait for me, and it doesn't wait for you,
and that's okay
We can watch the stars together in the meantime
I think it's been almost four years
I've gone through and counted the days, months, years
in poetry
I think it started
with this urge of expression
from the quiet girl
who listened to the calling
I Am Hispanic. No, I am not the pale whiteskin of America;
nor am I a non-speaking Spanish American.
I am a hispanic girl with two cultural backgrounds
with a bilingual tongue -- and I might be said
‘cause I am-yo soy
I feel- yo siento
I hear- yo escucho
I look- yo miro
I am the universe within you
As above so below
They say
She traveled for days, in a maze with no direction destined for an escape from depression driven by disaffection
By fate she felt a connection
They ran until he was cuffed into oppression
Later she had a baby on the way
Everyone says two is better than one
A couple of treasures is greater than none
They say, "You're so lucky, you can do both"
encouraging, empowering, influencing my growth
Ils vous ont dit "tu n'es pas assez jolie"
Mais ce n'est pas la vérité, chère Judy
Ils vous ont dit "toi, tu es trop grosse"
Mais leurs allégations étaient fausses
Vous étiez talentueuse--pas prétentieuse
