Every time I use writing to communicate,
I do it with free thought,
My heart beating, and emotions stirred
Within every fiber of my being.
Honesty takes charge
Because lies only tarnish life itself.
Whoever loves me should do so
Because I am honest from the beginning.
Whoever hates me, for the same reason as well.
Through great stumbles, I learned.
Living in lies just to pretend
Is the worst garbage a human can experience,
While the truth is like a delicious orange
I squeeze to drink its juice and enjoy with someone else.
But when solitude is in my presence,
I take the opportunity to meditate.
The betrayals of the past no longer trouble me.
That is the truth.
I live my present according to my thoughts,
Words, emotions, and actions,
With a new understanding that took me years to reach.
And it's the future I imagine not chasing.
Today I know that what my heart truly longs for... chases me.
By: Diana Arco