Christmas dinner

I'm sorry to see a nice meal get ruined
over nonsense like left or right wing
But it wasn't me that added fuel
the flames were engulfing everything.

You said you needed me to be tough 
it is just once a year, don't worry
but I'm not hypocritical enough 
to smile and nod to the discourse of a tory.

At my age one would be expected to
excel at politeness and shake it off,
stick to the "how do you do",
ask about their love life, or lack thereof.

I should try to put aside our differences,
others come and go, when family stays
and let's face it, it's Christmas,
I could pretend it's just a phase.

I am not sorry that I ruined this nice meal
by raising my voice and being sarcastic,
by defending those who are trying to heal
from crossing the sea in a barely buoyant piece of plastic.

I will continue to stand up for the vulnerable,
sleeping out in the freezing rain
while you seat on your high tower, comfortable,
watching the world with disdain.

As I drive away for the night
exhausted from the phony social mix
tears of rage blur the traffic lights.
Only the privileged can afford to stay out of politics.

anticlimactic

I'd like to narrate how we stood under the night sky
embraced by the cold air and  the star light
but as pen glides through paper, ready to start,
words elude me, slip through my grasp.
I'd like to describe how I held your hand,
how I pulled you close, dared your lips, and grazed your arms,
but resisted the urge to give in to desire.
But that would disappoint every reader,
who, expecting action and romance,
sex, sweat and passion,
would be left feeling empty,
lacking progression,
crescendo,
or climax.
I can't put into words what made it feel so intense
what made my breathing go faster, 
what was I hoping would never end?
What we did and didn't do, the specifics do not matter
it's how I felt being with you, how it made everything better.

Déjame

Déjame recorrer tu mejilla con mis labios
Besarte la oreja y morderte el cuello
Déjame perderme entre estos brazos
Que se aventuran a descubrir mi cuerpo.

Déjame sentir el calor de tu aliento
Al reposar tu cabeza en en mi hombro
Dejemos que el tiempo pase lento
Mientras nos ahogamos el uno en el otro.

Déjame buscarte en la oscuridad
mientras mi respiración se ralentiza
Déjame dejarme llevar
cuando desaparece nuestra prisa.

Déjame quedarme un ratito más
disfrutando del placer de tenerte
no quiero volver a la realidad
y a la incesante sed de volver a verte.

Love yourself

Challenge the mirror to a staring contest,
even if it terrorizes you.
I want you to find your beauty
in everything you've lived through.

Take all the things you learned to hate,
your flaws, scars and bruises,
study your body and before you look away
take a deep breath and love all of it.

Every flaw that you notice
makes you who you are,
it is all part of the puzzle
that helped you get this far.

Every mark in your arms and knees
will remind you that you felt pain
but also, that you can heal,
that you will be okay.

Every bruise on your thighs
is what's left  of a struggle
that you managed to survive,
despite every fall and stumble.

Playing football in the park
and that bike ride with your buddies,
are all written in your scars
and engraved in your body.

I won't allow you to hate it
so you should stop making excuses.
Enjoy your body and accept it
with your flaws, scars and bruises.

All of these make you who you are
so stop beating yourself up over it,
you don't deserve any of that,
start nourishing, loving, kissing every bit.

All the pain that you caused
by not loving your imperfections
was only causing more flaws,
bruises and scars every second.

Hug

Like swimming in the calm seawater
while the warmth of the sun
kisses my body.

I let go of all I know
and let the salt keep me afloat
as the water moves to make way
for my fingers, my arms, my head.

The  sea, like us, 
extends to the horizon,
neverending.
There's no hurry, no reason to leave,
nobody is expecting us
and nothing else exists.

Tiempo

El tiempo se alarga
convirtiéndose los minutos en horas
y los días en meses.
Empieza a desaparecer de mi memoria
el timbre de tu voz
el color de tus ojos
el roce de tus dedos.
Decidió pararse
desde la ultima vez que nos vimos
hasta que nos volvamos a ver
como si el mundo
no quisiera girar
si tu no estás a mi lado

itch

I'm anxiously waiting for a message
but that's not really what I want
even if I get it I'll remain unsatisfied.

I don't need your TLC
and I won't plead for more love
I'm not wondering if you think of me
I know you can't stop.

What I need no device can provide.
No message, vibration or light
will manage to calm my angst.

What I need
is to be by your side once more
challenging your mind
seducing you with words
losing myself in your embrace,
like we did so many times before.

I can't get enough of you.

Five minutes

I'm trying to find the exact words
that I will use to persuade you
that I am worth your time.
we should get going so
stop what you're doing:
let me switch your paradigm.
 
I'm thinking how I'd invite you
to lull me into the calm of
another of our talks
whatever I say
what I leave unsaid,
will it give me what want?
 
I won't give you less than perfect
so if I earn some of your time
I will try to do my best
I know you're tied up
but if you would like
let's get away from the rest.
 
The world around us will vanish
and you'll only have eyes for me
can I tempt you with that?
It makes you afraid
to know that one day
you will have to say goodbye.