Alfred Ramos Poems

Time waits in the grass like a snake
Ready to strike whether you are asleep or awake
It wraps its arms around you till you choke
Laughs at you as if it was a joke
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Inside
There’s a little boy
A fragile tin soldier toy
I know who he is
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Before the last spark of light
Before darkness faces blight
I might find my way home
The sunset races to hide the day
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(Based on a true story)
I first met America
In an old Mexican orphanage
She must have been 7 or 8
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I’ve been passing time
Counting tears as they hit the sand
There are just too many
To try and catch with my hand
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Admit to your deepest desire
Know that your path is lined with fire
Crying will only get you so far
It won’t help you cleanse the scar
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I searched deep into your eyes
For a spark of light to materialize
But I’m not crazy, baby
There’s more to life than gravy
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Wet sand squishes between my toes
As I sit on this quiet beach on a winter morn
My stomach is squeamish more than anybody knows
Tears hit the ground like a raging storm
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Lost Son
MEMORIES:
Someone we cuddled and played with
Has evaporated in front of our eyes like a myth
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I think it’s better left unsaid
All these things inside my head
There’s nothing left to do
What’s left of me and you?
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