Rene Velez : Writing

A HUNDRED AND TENTH

A HUNDRED AND TENTH

A Poem by Rene Velez


I miss those summer nights, walking our way up to Spanish Harlem, cutting through Central park. The sun setting behind us. The hot-humid a..
UNFOLLOWER

UNFOLLOWER

A Poem by Rene Velez


They leave without a word, scratching themselves off the list, I get the gist of it, different avenues, different views of the human spe..
A SONG IN EVERY WORD

A SONG IN EVERY WORD

A Poem by Rene Velez


It's a new hell when you realize poetry doesn't sell, though its your gift late nights, with an aching wrist, born, two hundred years too l..
HEAVEN TO BEHOLD

HEAVEN TO BEHOLD

A Poem by Rene Velez


Strength is the struggle, a bellow from the abdominals, holding people accountable, fists in the air with a righteous stare, through povert..
TRUE AND SINCERE

TRUE AND SINCERE

A Poem by Rene Velez


Until the day I am no more and fade away, I hope, to not use my words in vain, I write and pray they find their way, to a listening ear, true..
OVERCAST

OVERCAST

A Poem by Rene Velez


The morning overcast, and daily worries hang like clouds with morning coffee. A dog with loving eyes. My morning companion on the balcony. Wet..
THE DARKEST BLACK OF UNHOLY WINDS

THE DARKEST BLACK OF UNHOLY WINDS

A Poem by Rene Velez


I will sail against the setting sun, on rolling seas, in the treacherous throes I would be, braving creatures of the deep, of fairy tales, yo..
COLORS OF COLLUSION

COLORS OF COLLUSION

A Poem by Rene Velez


They call a con man leader of the free world, leaving allies in a twirl, in a swirl of confusion, a presidency stained in the colors of collu..
THE PURITY OF IT...

THE PURITY OF IT...

A Poem by Rene Velez


Love doesn't come easy, on the contrary, it takes effort. Some believe it's a crock spending time building blocks, so they prefer to retreat. Re..
I, WONDER

I, WONDER

A Poem by Rene Velez


I, wonder a lot about where we go, ...you know... after the show, like, do we line up in rows?, if there's an above or below? I have the sa..