Rene Velez : Writing

BIDDING THE BAD, ADIEU

BIDDING THE BAD, ADIEU

A Poem by Rene Velez


I, generally moved in a fast pace, in a narrow space, a member of the rat race, in a frenzied state, I was the rabbit with tunnel vision, ..
HALFWAY AROUND THE WORLD

HALFWAY AROUND THE WORLD

A Poem by Rene Velez


It was a white ribbon, tied to a long stemmed, red rose. Something of significance, every year, delivered in remembrance of a summer love. A c..
IN THE BLIGHT

IN THE BLIGHT

A Poem by Rene Velez


The rocking men on the crest. Fidgeting fingers, numbers in mind, at their best. No rest, by simple follies. Gravity in every step. Crept..
MORNING PURSUITS

MORNING PURSUITS

A Poem by Rene Velez


Walking, past a wagon of weathered wood and rusted nails. In the throes of a grey morning's, misty wind. Sleepy eyes call for morning co..
IN BETWEEN

IN BETWEEN

A Poem by Rene Velez


No one likes a bully but I don't think people know what it actually means, I've known some bullies, seen them taking money out the pocket o..
LUNA

LUNA

A Poem by Rene Velez


We drank from the same bottle and she didn't mind. Just a few hours, with her free spirit and eyes that pierced the fabric of time. Her..
NEVER END

NEVER END

A Poem by Rene Velez


Let it go, some may say, let it go, some things are just not worth it, but... What if it is? and you can't let it roll off, because it s..
SKY AND CLOUDS

SKY AND CLOUDS

A Poem by Rene Velez


In an instant I am mesmerized by the clouds outside my window frame. Brings me shame, that words cannot honor its majesty, asking for amne..
LONELY NIGHTS IN JUNE

LONELY NIGHTS IN JUNE

A Poem by Rene Velez


She shook her hands defiant against the night, on her roof top vigil, she sat in dismissal upon the Gods of love, mislead by her dreams of wha..
WHERE HELL LOST ITS BURN

WHERE HELL LOST ITS BURN

A Poem by Rene Velez


Red bricks lay like carpet, surrounding gutted tenements, sprinkled broken glass and debris, in heaps, divided by abandoned city streets, I..