I Let You And The World Know, Lago Lago
The one who follows you
follows me also...
Day after day miracles happen
With not explanation
But through the world that is speaking
A gentle admonition
Or a harsh reprimand
Always there is the image
Of who I am
Before me in my peers...
Standing alone
I listen to others repeating thoughts
That were mine moments before
And I used to wonder how they knew
Or if it was ridicule
Exposing my private world
And then I realized
That people were not to blame
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Look Into My Eyes, Please
It is me you see again
I, from behind the mask am free
Look into my eyes, then tell me
Have I changed or am I the same?
This strange, sad pair belonging to
Too many faces, but one only
Remains within each shattered frame
Longing, longing not to be afraid...
That I might be becoming
The dream I have been dreaming
But you, you gave me the mask
The mask! Oh, I thought you knew
Because of this I withdrew from you
This disguise of mine it grew until
I cared too little to see revealed
The true identity I had concealed...
For the soul does not depend
On appearances only, but then
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Pride In New York City
How could I ever return
When leaving put the past behind me?
Some kinds of love I have no use for,
It would be like searching
In pockets that are empty...
Peering into the one-way glass limousines
I hope to see someone I recognize
While, simultaneously
Someone is shaking coins in cup
Te tell me he is hungry-
Can I be stretched
Between two such worlds?
On the borderline of each
Under the microscope of publicity
And the indifference of police...
Do those who have succeeded before me
Know to abuse the bondage of poverty?
The freezing action of debt and terror
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A Poet's Confession
Time is passing inadvertently
But to me, the hours seem longer
When you are no longer by my side,
Making my heart sad and lonely...
I can honestly confess
That I can still hear your voice
Through the happy birds
Singing by my windows
Early in the morning
And I can still see your smile
Stamped in the flowers
Of my now saddened garden...
In every clear night,
I can see in the Moon and Stars,
The clear reflection of your face
While finding inspiration
In the very scent of your face
Still preserved in the pillow
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Fears Not More
My heart was deceived
By a weaker tongue
That was bound by captivity,
A feeble voice
And an uncertain wrong
That were clearly divested
Of my world's gravity...
I let my silence be stripped
Of a real and touching story
That wanted to be translated
Into a language barely heard,
When down below the surface,
A deeper need
Was damning my mind
Which at that particular time,
Was no longer bridging any words...
I told of nothing at all
When aloud I wanted to call,
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A Dare Mind Escape
Whenever I feel very low,
Tired and rushing against the crowd
In this big jungle of concrete, steel
And glass called: New York City,
It comes to my mind one wish:
To climb the Empire State Building
Like King Kong did with bravery! ..
Once all the way on the top,
A higher and quieter place,
Where I may stay unmoved
By the world down below,
I would feel totally free
Like a melancholic and soft wind…
My words may become softer,
Fluttering the breeze
And well protected in my new nest,
Where nothing can reach me,
Out of sight and touch of the crowd,
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Love
Love is too precious to let it slip away
Or hold the future back one second!
I love you and I am so dizzy from spinning
With madness, thinking how it could end
When we had such a great beginning!
Oh please, don't inquire of a childish reason
To explain a matter so remote
When in the paradoxes of life's generosity,
Love is to itself an antidote,
A vision of perfect luminosity…
My heart has made a commitment,
It did not consider my senses
And so inside, I am struggling to set it free
From damp chambers where dwell defenses
Well protected first but now suffocate me…
My sentiments have made no reservation
And are not bound to stay or leave,
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An Angel And A Violin
Thoroughly magically blended,
To caress my ears as intended,
Through beauty and soulful sounds,
In my defense it softly rebounds...
An angel and a classical violin,
The century's concerto begins,
Plays like one hundred and one,
A million stars around the sun...
Soothing my heart and mind,
Finally leaving sorrow behind,
By helping me forget the past,
Only the good memories last...
An angel with streaming hair,
A beauty that lovingly stares,
Sparkling eyes, baby soft skin,
She orchestrated sounds again...
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A Journey
After traveling the universe,
I decided to travel my own earth,
Carrying in my luggage
Only my mind and heart...
In my way to Egypt,
I stopped in Jerusalem
Kneeling down and kissing
The Holy Land...
I kept going, landing on top of a pyramid
Finding myself praying to the Lord...
In minutes I was in Mecca,
Searching for the prophet Mohamed....
I saw the green pasture of Ireland
Trying to find Rachel Ann Butler
And give to her my love
Along with a red rose...
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The Center of My Universe
I want to penetrate deeply in your dream
While you sleep like an angel
Under the umbrella of a starry night
And within your mind, I become a spy...
I want to find you in a sunny day
When the flowers are happily smiling,
Watching the colorful butterflies play
And you are bewitched by its unique scent...
I want to climb the highest mountain
Hoping to find you on the very top
Patiently waiting for me and anxiously
Expecting to get drown in my lips...
I want to travel through the Seven Seas
And feel vividly the soothing breeze
Exploring my body and shaking knees
While thinking of you, yes indeed! ...
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