Archive for July, 2009

Poem #3 - “A poor man’s deteriorating rant about his wealth of nothingness as he sobers up”

Monday, July 27th, 2009

My roof is beautifully painted with cerveza clouds and star-like stars that twinkle when I tinkle, while I wink at my neighbor’s dogs.
My door is secured by La Caixa and even keeps strangers out so they don’t rob me from my sleep-like dreams or steal the winter’s heat or breeze that slowly seeps out from [...]

Poem #2 - He was born a bilingual boy…

Monday, July 27th, 2009

He was..
Born a bilingual boy with enough joy to sleep tight
A tongue full of foresight
Still it won’t change a word
Though he never could comprehend his own plight
Some politician’s plans, even heard English at night
Was only 21
Should have been in Ibiza under the sun
Still see him studying by his dictionary looking weary
Jobless workers gotta fight
‘Coz even [...]

Poem #1: Professionally, I’m committed to…

Saturday, July 18th, 2009

Professionally, I’m committed to myself, my health and my wealth,
which is defined by everybody else.
Only a few years ago, I never thought that I’d ever need anybody else’s help
And now it’s how I define myself.
“A leader is not deemed successful for what he or she achieves,
but earns respect posthumously thanks to the team.”
Retrospectively, I was [...]