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  • Advice…

    Advice…

  • Memoria…

    Will you think of me
    When you stand beside the ocean
    The wind blowing against your skin
    Will you find my name in that moment
    Will you know it is me
    Caressing you
    Will you know I travelled far
    Carrying only my hopes and dreams
    Clutching something that would never be
    Will you be happy to know
    Though I never met you
    I loved you
    I am with you
    There, everywhere
    I am the energy of the wind and waves
    In the waters that divide us
    You can find me, feel me
    Forever
    Will you think of me
    When you stand beside the ocean
    🕊Peace
    C/F

    *Dedicated to those souls, who crossed the land and sea, but never reached a shore where their lives, and the love within them could flourish.

  • Rain…

    I remember the sound of the rain 
    Falling hard outside my window 
    Pounding on the tiles of the roof
    Not letting me sleep
    I remember drowning
    In my bed, alone
    Nobody to hear me 
    Nobody to lift me
    Why did I go? 
     
    I have hated the sound of rain since that night
    I hated how it felt on my skin
    How it made my aging bones cold
     
    But, tonight I stood under the night sky
    I let the drops fall on my face
    I stood still, until I was soaked 
    And let the cold shock me
     
    Then I walked
    And, with every step I remembered
    I remembered something bigger than me
    Bigger than you
    Bigger than heartbreak
    Bigger than the silence
    I remembered that I loved you
    More than you ever knew
     
    Now that you are gone
    In every drop of rain
    I will find you
     

     

    🕊Peace

  • Peaks….

    I saw an American eagle fly
    Above the snow cap
    Expressing itself in the wind
    I saw the blue of a glacier
    Caving
    Louder than expected
    The waves of the water
    Bringing me up
    Then down
    I saw the eagle
    Living life, free

  • Il Momento della Verità…

    I flew far on hope
    Across the land and ocean
    I learned a new language
    Readied words on my tongue
     
    The clock didn’t stop
    Or did it?
    For one brief moment
    When I opened a door
    And let light and love fill me 
     
    I waited years 
    A lifetime, really
    To let the words fall from my lips 
    I left everything on the floor
    To be stepped on, stepped over
    Laughter in the distance…
     
    Life challenges the soul
    Reminding the heart to beat
    Giving meaning to life
    Memories never to forget
     
    Peace. 🕊

     

  • Silencio…

    You are the constant silence
    At the end of my words
    You are the relentless quiet
    That fills my days
    You are the sound I don’t want
    The sound I always want
    It’s you who deafens me
    You are the muse in a conversation I wished for
    —words I never heard—
    In a story I believed in
    A fable I penned
    You are the wretched silence of the night
    A desire that doesn’t speak
    I am pulled every which way by you
    But never close
    How much I want
    To turn the silence into sound
    A melody only we would know
    And hum to each other
    But, I can’t
    All I can hear is my own breathing
    When all I want to hear is yours

  • Sawubona…

    Go to an opera in Rome
    Let tears fall to the sound of the music
    Find the beauty of the story
    Go to an Italian futbol match
    Shout at the top of your lungs
    Feel the joy of the victory
    Spend time at a museum
    Study life and love expressed by artists
    Learn to see the world differently
    Stay awake to the sound of the rain
    Beating outside your window
    Drown your thoughts

    Be alive
    Breathe
    Even when others won’t or can’t see you
    Silence yourself, your deafening doubts
    With every step on the pavement
    Raise your head to see new things
    Be proud of the reflection in the mirror
    You took your one chance
    You were brave
    Know yourself
    The corner lines of your eyes tell your story
    Feel your chest rise and fall, you are alive

    There is peace
    Even for dreamers
    Like you

    Hear the honesty of your heart

    -CF

  • A Little Advice…

    Sometimes you have to travel far, sit alone, and let out emotion to understand that only you can find the answers to the questions your heart is asking. If someone sees you differently than the reflection in your mirror, then they will never see the real you. You can’t ask people to love you for who you are, you can only hope. You can’t hold someone’s hand, if they don’t want you.

    Spending all your money, wearing your best clothes, putting the right perfume in your hair. Make sure you do those things for you and only you.

    And, when it’s time to say F* you to someone, or to the world, do it loud, because you deserve to be seen and heard.

  • I Crossed an Ocean…

    Today I…

    Reclaim my body
    – From illness, from age, from stress

    Walk away from those who never appreciated all that I am
    – I gave what I had in my heart, with love – true love

    Reclaim my heart
    – From those who never gave it proper value

    Believe in tomorrow
    – Because, I am surrounded by blessings and people who truly love me

    Will be heard
    – I will use my voice, stronger, louder

    Will be seen
    – I will stand in places I never thought I would, in travel, in life

    Make a promise
    – I won’t forget

    Walk forward
    – One foot in front of the other, until I raise my eyes and see things I never dreamed of

    Today, I crossed an ocean… for me

  • Truth…

    One of my favorite quotes:

    “Recordar es fácil para el que tiene memoria, olvidar es difícil para el que tiene corazón.”

    -Garcia Márquez

    Garcia Marquez was a man who knew the human heart, and could write about the complexity of love and how it manifested itself in life.
    “Love is not whole. Love is not kind. Love is not always understood. It can be insufferable, just as easily as it can be everything.”