Jonathan Maldonado Poems

Mujer de la soledad
mil cariños quieres dar,
sin nadie para devolverlos.
Mil secretos para compartir,
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Beloved pen I cling to you,
a harmonious dance, a divine unity.
Paper bare witness,
a marriage that knows no divorce.
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I'm addicted, conflicted with these
habits 
a compulsive disorder, I can't seem to rehab it.
A disease of the mind wages war with the soul.
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I wrestle with my minds eye looking for rest
But I get lost in the rubble of Its treasure chest
I await the time I count the ticks
Measuring the moments in between your lips
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 I need space just enough to rest my case
To flee the world that burdens me
Holds me down with gravity
The barless cage adds to my insanity
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This flesh is against me.
I saw today as I wondered at a man
On the edge, about to jump;
I wondered what drove him there?
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What would be life if it weren't for death,
somethings are never one without the other.
What would be spring without the fall,
A bloom that serves all must pay the price.
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I miss you, you that care free soul.
You, full of love to give whom ever came into your presence.
I miss you, you who knew you and all you were and all your worth.
You, who was happy with what was had never dwelling on what was to come.
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Give me freedom or give me death!
Instead they give a life of debt and call the dream American.
Send us off to give our lives to greater costs feeding us a bullshit cause promotes a sense of justice.
No man goes to war and dies unsure if they are right.
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It comes and it goes,
as do the tides.
This DEPRESSED state of mine.
This deep SADNESS in the back of my mind
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