Short poems written between 1994 and 1999
Silent
| The Other Half | The
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Silent
love
Hidden
depression
Quiet
hope
Unspoken
confessions.
Covered
anger
Irrational
schemes
Whispered
hints
Subconscious
dreams.
Unexpressed
feelings
Hushed
confusion
Unsaid
passion
Unwritten
conclusions.
Untold
sadness
Lonely
apart
Soundless
words
Silent
heart.
"THE
OTHER HALF"
April
25, 1996
Your
naked bodies rolled together
While
half of your heart filled with lust
It
seemed to take over until the other half said,
"With
this you've lost all of my trust."
You
kissed with passion and longing
Because
one half was physically there
You
didn't seem to listen when the other half said,
"After
this I might no longer care."
You
stopped even though it was too late
The
one half already felt stronger
Only
then did you worry that the other half might say,
"I
won't be around any longer."
And
as you said that you love the one half
Through
your blinded vision you couldn't see
That
the other half was crying as she turned and simply said,
"That
other half used to belong to me."
"THE
CLOSET"
September
22, 1996
Just
for one minute
Stay
behind the closet door
Take
my hand again
And
spin me around once more.
Just
for one second
Keep
the closet closed.
Let
me have my fantasy
And
pretend that I don't know.
Just
for one moment
Look
out through the cracks.
Pull
me to your body
Put
your arm around my back.
Just
for one minute
Let
me cry on the closet floor.
Leave
me with the knowledge
That
you're not in here anymore.
Just
for one second
Keep
the closet doors sealed.
I'll
try to keep quiet
And
not tell you how I feel.
Just
for one moment
Let
me look out through the cracks,
And
slowly come to realize
That
you're never coming back.
"LISTEN"
March
9, 1997
Locked
inside where no one else can see
Is
a shy, little girl who only wants to be
Accepted
by you, and if you look you'll find
She
needs no response to the thoughts in her mind.
Please,
just listen. She only wants to speak
About
the problems she has that make her weak
About
the pain and hurt that fills her heart
And
the insecurities that tear her apart.
Take
the hand she is reaching out
Hold
her while she cries about
The
perfect life she wishes to live
And
the amount of love she has to give.
Don't
make comments, just hold her near
While
she talks about her deepest fears.
If
she brings you up, just be aware
Of
the intensity with which she cares.
Let
her release the pain inside
Take
her away from the places she hides
Understand
her because of what you've heard
Help
her by not saying a word.
"COLLEGE
HATRED"
October
26, 1998
Public
bathrooms and one-way streets
Midnight
poundings; incessant beats
Transforming
flowers in green and gold
The
mocking box I cannot hold
Blurry
faces with hurried steps
Empty
souls contain no depth
Flashing
squares have become a friend
Strangers
create the latest trend
Forced
politeness and hidden disgust
Credits
deserved for the lesson in trust
Cracked
autumn leaves surround short notes
On
clean message boards your current friends wrote
Share
in my solitude; search through the black
After
three acts this facade will be packed
Unending
hills with one smile at the top
Voices
inside are screaming to stop
Music
in my heart is put away
All
I ask is for him to stay
Congested
highways are bedside views
Graded
passions are halfway true
I
hear my voice on the freshly stained stage
Money
is wasted on frustration and rage
Yellow
men running to hold on to the past
Entering
the race knowing I'll finish last
Demand
set instructions and force me to hate
Education
is painful; the real love can wait
I
drifted too far and am unable to return
This
is my hell, where I'm expected to learn.
“70”
July
23, 1999
Jewel
breaks down
one
lonely sentence
into
a thousand
meaningless
parts.
I
struggle for 75,
she
strives for 200,
with
an equal amount
of
words.
Her
teeth are crooked
so
they pity her
and
praise her
because
it's incomprehensible.
Throw
in a line
about
head
Then
it might mean something
Keep
it awkward
Keep
it brief
Each
page holds one line
Rename
the title
Pieces
Of Crap.
All poems written by Alana Munoz
