Human Condition

Poems by Lourdes I. Cancel

Can’t You See?

That woman in the picture

Is in trouble, can’t you see.

Her eyes are telling something

Is her fear, can’t you see.

She needs our approval

She cries, can’t you see.

This will last a lifetime

She’s empty, can’t you see.

Her heart is crying in sorrow

But she’s strong, can’t you see.

She places herself aside,
She smiles, can't you see.

Human Selfishness

Sad faces in the horizon
crying eyes at our feet
weak bodies circulating
but we don't want to see.

We don't care about what's happening
because our lives are not in jeopardy
we wrap ourselves in bubbles
and stay away from trouble.

We live life with a blindfold
and try to avoid pain
selfishness consume us
and squeezes life from our veins.

Introspection

Do you know the meaning
of society?
Have you thought about it
deep enough?
Have you discovered its
components?
Have you said it’s enough?

Could we live like this
any longer?
Worrying about how we look
Concerned about how we act
Being afraid about what we do
No, No, No
I refuse to follow this path
I refuse to go along.

I just want to let it go!!!!

Conflict Within

The world revolves around my life

and I cannot seem to make it stop

It comes and goes as it pleases

but most often against my flow.

I try to overcome the differences

by working hard and following through

I do what is expected

I blend in and become a ghost

But within me there is a struggle

that annoys me and leaves me weak

It’s a battle I can’t win

and at the end I am its prey.

© 2005 Lourdes I. Cancel

You Will Never Know

Will you ever know?

Will you ever know of the warmth of her hugs

and the kindness of her young heart?

Will you ever know about her cries in the night

and the whispers of her lips?

Will you ever know what a good day she had

by the twinkle on her eye?

Will you ever know about the tears in her eyes

when you are not there?

No, you will never know!

It is easy to become a father

but is hard to be one…

© 2006 Lourdes I. Cancel

Insanity

So much madness in my life

play tricks in my fragile mind

Guilt consumes my sensible heart

but I try to stay alive.

It doesn’t care about my body

and punishes it without remorse

It makes it weak and lifeless

like a dagger in my throat.

I wonder when is going to end

because I cannot take it any longer

Is taking my breath away

and the world seems to fade away.

© 2005 Lourdes I. Cancel

Sour Tears

Blackened hearts, helpless souls

wandering around this world

The worst to see

a cold to feel

coming toward this place.

People dying, children crying
sour tears of distaste
The worst is near

and endless fear

of disappointment and disgrace.

Our hearts are shriking
to a steady pace
Tt avoid the sorrow
and endless pain.

Parenting

Early in the morning

right when the sun rose

and the skyline

was covered by the cold mist

that’s when my life started

to crumble

right before my knees.

Despair embraced my chest

anxiety empowered my body

felt like a bolt of lightening

a current that was frightening.

I try to ask for help

but my life will not allow it

What an inconsiderate man!

What an inconsiderate life!

I ask for help, but it’s in vain

Is there a way to get away?

Is impossible, I am not allowed

I am not going to bow!

Help it’s on the way
that’s what I tell myself
but the reality is
that is always going to be me
and only me.

© 2005 Lourdes I. Cancel

Grief

The lost of a loved one
is felt in the heart
it brings sorrow
and grief to the man.

The pain is so deep
that we cannot live
but if the heart is strong
we can succeed.

© 1996 Lourdes I. Cancel

Millennial Living

I am deviating
Away from the rest
Far from home
Far from the west
Soaring so far
That's hard to come back

My body is sore
My thoughts are stored
I can't write
I can't function
I can't keep my mind
away from confusion.

My life is fast like a train on tracks
And extra sour, like rush hour
I feel the weight on my lower back
I go sideways and slowly backtrack

My life is just... coming apart.