—Public Domain Photo Courtesy
of Joseph Nolan, Stockton, CA
BETWEEN THE SHADOWS
—Luis Cuauhtémoc Berriozábal, West Covina, CA
Do not discount to look
between the shadows.
Come armed to the teeth
with imagination.
Do not look away when
death shows you its face.
Offer it a drink, a joke,
try to murder it with life.
Do not refuse when your
lover pours you a drink.
She will embrace you
when you start shivering.
Do not drink poison even
when you feel a great thirst.
Be kind to strangers, to
the poor, and to ghosts.
The ocean is a place of
adventure and grand depths.
Laugh hard, laugh often
until you end up hoarse.
Do not feel lonely
living in an empty house.
Do not forget to give thanks
to the day and the night.
Do not take for granted
the beauty of flowers.
Take comfort in hope
when you are feeling sad.
Do not hold back truth.
Let it spill from your chest.
If you feel tired, you are
welcomed to my bedroom.
If you need an ear,
I have time to burn.
The consequences of love
are not always prophetic.
There are mysteries in life
that cannot be answered.
Despite certain transparencies,
some things are never clear.
_____________________
—Medusa, with thanks to Luis Berriozábal, who does not hold back truth ~
—Luis Cuauhtémoc Berriozábal, West Covina, CA
Do not discount to look
between the shadows.
Come armed to the teeth
with imagination.
Do not look away when
death shows you its face.
Offer it a drink, a joke,
try to murder it with life.
Do not refuse when your
lover pours you a drink.
She will embrace you
when you start shivering.
Do not drink poison even
when you feel a great thirst.
Be kind to strangers, to
the poor, and to ghosts.
The ocean is a place of
adventure and grand depths.
Laugh hard, laugh often
until you end up hoarse.
Do not feel lonely
living in an empty house.
Do not forget to give thanks
to the day and the night.
Do not take for granted
the beauty of flowers.
Take comfort in hope
when you are feeling sad.
Do not hold back truth.
Let it spill from your chest.
If you feel tired, you are
welcomed to my bedroom.
If you need an ear,
I have time to burn.
The consequences of love
are not always prophetic.
There are mysteries in life
that cannot be answered.
Despite certain transparencies,
some things are never clear.
_____________________
—Medusa, with thanks to Luis Berriozábal, who does not hold back truth ~
Tribute drawing to little dog Coffey,
who passed away this week,
by Luis Berriozábal
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Would you like to be a SnakePal?
All you have to do is send poetry and/or
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work from all over the world, including
that which was previously-published.
Just remember:
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