Mark Anthony Santa Cruz : Writing

The Broken Man In The Rain

The Broken Man In The Rain

A Story by Mark Anthony Santa Cruz


I could have did better
Sonnet 1

Sonnet 1

A Poem by Mark Anthony Santa Cruz


When the echo of her voice lingers through the cardboard walls, She leaves you with a smile that prances in the hall. She hooks her words on your..
Songs of the Ocean

Songs of the Ocean

A Poem by Mark Anthony Santa Cruz


I once lay in a pond, With only sound of the ocean’s songs, The way it pranced made me fond, Of its beauties and simplicities, of which I lon..
Farewell

Farewell

A Poem by Mark Anthony Santa Cruz


I need her now, more than I need the air, Her voice to bring a silence of a broken man, who wails, So she may wash the wounds of guilt and despair, ..
The Lust Bug

The Lust Bug

A Poem by Mark Anthony Santa Cruz


I once awoke in a fright, Sedating the unwanted grief, And surely felt a bite Of some insect like thief. I scratched and I pulled Until the ..
Whats To Come

Whats To Come

A Poem by Mark Anthony Santa Cruz


Divinity comes faceless, To the stance of a lost cause, And the days will be more painless, If the ideals find reason to pause. The hours wil..
Ode to Night

Ode to Night

A Poem by Mark Anthony Santa Cruz


Oh colored picture night, How I miss you more tonight! Awaiting your luminescent lights, As they prance around in the drafty night. The lilacs p..
Black Day

Black Day

A Poem by Mark Anthony Santa Cruz


Today was a black day And I have no reason to be gay. My motives have faded The same way that I have been jaded, And yet the turbulent moments Ke..
To Stand Upon

To Stand Upon

A Poem by Mark Anthony Santa Cruz


If I should stand beneath this Tree; to toil upon the endeavors That to make my obligation Clear And to attempt what hope may Be needed to grope ..