power

with everything going on i wonder what choices i have when you feel lost

power

if were talking electricity

we get charge  ever hour

when its love

have we broken any  hearts

concern with  money

is it in the bank 

and greed

they took us with all we got

when its our body

can we make the run

to be a rebel

do you have enough to fight

and with god 

does he give us light

in dreams

can we make them real 

in life

do we fold this deal 

Reviews

[emmajoy]

I think millions are feeling lost these days and have for months, Mauricio. Not everyone knows what its like to fight for every breath of air, or scrap of bread or.. the right for shelter. But many are now realising that we are all liable to fall. Survival needs selflessness.. helping and sharing more than ever before. Do what is right.. trust, be patient and.. love.. each.. other.

Your words hit home with incredible force.. yet are fragile feelings put to more than special poetry.

' do you have enough to fight .. and with god .. does he give us light .. in dreams .. '

[Mauricio Montoya]

thank you Emma we need strength and hope to get through all this.

[emmajoy]

Is great to have you back in the cafe, sir.

[barleygirl]

Since I am familiar with the down-and-out aspects of living in Oakland (grew up in the Bay Area), I'm reading this as the mind flow of some youth stuck in a place where there's just as much good as bad, where it's hard to know which way to turn. I love how you show the pulling from different sides of life with a nice balance of realistic life details & poetic imagery. You make the struggle & uncertainty sound uniquely poetic (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Mauricio Montoya]

Thank you Margie.

[Coyote Poetry]

In the struggle of light and darkness. What do we love more?
"can we make them real
in life
do we fold this deal "
I do believe we decide our journey Mauricio. Light or darkness, love or not. Kindness or pain. Outstanding poetry. You made the reader think and ponder.
Coyote

[Mauricio Montoya]

i guess my brother its not give up, life is like poker, you got to hold your hand in life because if you fold, you die.

[Coyote Poetry]

You are right, like poker. Maybe chess? We must go forward. I got lucky. I have five grandchildren now. Life was a bear but I landed on my feet.

[Mauricio Montoya]

then i leave it at a draw

[The dark Hydra]

Why are people so content to post trash here??

[Mauricio Montoya]

it depends, what's trash to you

[The dark Hydra]

Pretty much anything that's worse then mine.

[roarke]

Mauricio this poem asks the reader to consider, to take inventory of themselves and their surroundings and asks where true power rests. I read this more than once, the message gets clearer each time, and I think that's where the strength of this poem is. Heart felt write.