Rene Velez : Writing

THE DISENFRANCHISED

THE DISENFRANCHISED

A Poem by Rene Velez


He called and they came with decrepit shame and dislike in their eyes. They fanned the flames and set a strain, deepening a divide. Into what ..
FORTY FOUR

FORTY FOUR

A Poem by Rene Velez


If they choose bronze it would reflect his pose against opposition, a man of vision, to lead a nation into better tomorrow's where people can ..
ALONE

ALONE

A Poem by Rene Velez


Endless the stars are in my eyes, if the universe is mine, as they shine brilliant by night, hands stretched high, above the fingertips ..
UP TO YOU

UP TO YOU

A Poem by Rene Velez


The sun rise, or even butterflies taking flight, a newborn smiling at its mother, the love between brothers, the sound of ocean waves, or th..
MIGHTY

MIGHTY

A Poem by Rene Velez


Water cannot quench a thirst, and food no sustenance for a hunger, beyond human measure. Tethered to the dark, a lineage greasing the wheel of..
BRIDGES

BRIDGES

A Poem by Rene Velez


Relentless she was, tools and calloused hands, like that of a working man's Repairs, she'll admit without much lip, things gone wrong sing..
SHALLOW ROOTS

SHALLOW ROOTS

A Poem by Rene Velez


Empty words in a room full of empty people, the volume of promises unfulfilled. Not in the will, even the same blood, happens in the dying..
DUST

DUST

A Poem by Rene Velez


They are of dust, they crumble, they fall apart, pounded to pebble, hard like rock, obtuse, harder still in use, keys, keys and locks, a..
WASTED TIME

WASTED TIME

A Poem by Rene Velez


I wasted time, minutes even seconds, better used, but we choose, unaware, because we dare, we believe they care, opposing winds, a glimpse ..
ALEPPO

ALEPPO

A Poem by Rene Velez


We have done nothing. Ask for forgiveness if mercy is beyond us. Death has found us and Karma will take her first steps. we are not blind ..