Romance is Dead

Romance is Dead
(2012)

Lost are the innocent
The romantics
And the poets
In this world
Where
No one knows any feeling
Where everyone will
Kiss
And tell.
Expectations
One must have not
For they are
Delusions
Daydreams that will end
Once reality
Clashes
What has been
Secretly
Raised
And kept.
What would
García Lorca and Lord Byron do?
Keats and Rimbaud
In a world
That Love forgot?
War has taken over.
War has made me over.
Romance is dead
So are letters
And the kindness of strangers.
Extinction is coming over
To this holocaust
Of lost souls.
Care not of
What chivalry ever meant.
Think not of
Whatever dreams ever dreamt.
So you can evade any deceit
Just learn and know well
When to retreat
When to attack
When to surrender
And when to give up.

Nada Me Quedó

Nada Me Quedó
(2012)

Nada me quedó de ti
Ni un mensaje
Ni una foto
Ni un te quiero
Ni un abrazo
De los besos que nunca fueron
Ni de mi corazón un pedazo
Porque te fuiste sin dejar rastro
Sólo las ruinas
De la explosión
Y tan sólo me queda
Sentarme a coser los retazos
De lo mucho que te quise
De lo poco que te tuve
De lo nada que quedó.

If I Die Tonight

If I Die Tonight
(2012)

Sometimes
When I close my eyes
At night
I wander
And I wonder
What it would be like
If that night
I died
If my soul was to detach
From my body
To never come back
If there were no end
Any distance
At sight
If I never gave you
One last good night
If my secrets were to remain
Forever untold
And no one could see
If you ever said
You loved me.

Requiem

Requiem
(2012)

I stand outside
In the cold, lonely field
And by the sun I abide
To feel its rays on my skin
One last time.

I have a spade in my left hand
And a tear on my right
And I wait for it to dry
So I can dig up the hole
The one I wanted to dig in your soul
To take me closer to you
The one that will now cherish my body
In the heart of the land
In summer’s heat and winter’s cold
The one that will finally embrace
The dying last breath of this man.

Every word you wrote
Was a spear going right through me
Every image I thought
Was a scream in the void
Wanting me to break free
Of everything I felt
And all the words you made me say
Of everything I had concealed
Deep under my skin
And kept at bay.

You knew who I was
And you knew how I thought
You knew exactly how to hurt me
It’s true
You knew exactly how to kill me
I’m just like you
And here I am
A living dead
Dead in the inside
‘Cause over your hands my blood I shed
And nothing can stop me on this landslide.

And I’m at the edge
Digging and digging
And I’m at the edge
The soil in my hands I’m feeling
As they will soon caress me
As your hands never did
And never will.

And every day the cross
Became bigger and bigger
Forcing me to somehow
Want to pull off the trigger
And shoot my private life
The one oh so many took
And played with for their personal joy
The one oh so many took
To use once and destroy
To one oh so many took
To treat me just as a toy.

And every step I take
Takes me closer to the end
And every choice I make
Throws another handful of dirt
Over the tomb of myself
To which I gracefully descend
To burn my wounds
And calm my pain.

And when I lie down
In my eternal bed
My arms I will cross
And for my soul I will beg
For giving up too soon
To this world of dread
For falling into this swoon
Crying for myself.

When I lie down
I will finally rest
And though my flesh may rot
And my bones turn into dust
My memories will forever last
Whether I like it or not
And you will be in them
Smiling in front of me
The very first time we met
And you will be with me
In the dreams I tried to forget.

And from the top I see myself
Waving a last goodbye at me
And I see the peace in my eyes
Sleeping tight
As an innocent child
Leaving every sin behind.

And every step I gave
Took me closer to the end
And every choice I made
Threw another handful of dirt
Over the tomb of myself.

Black Leather Jacket

Black Leather Jacket
(2012)

Got my leather jacket
And my black gloves
I’m gonna show you how
You fucked everything up
Come with me, baby
We’re going on a ride
Who knows where we’re going, maybe
We’ll both die tonight.

You gotta know something
But I bet you won’t
The line was so thin
‘Cause I used to love you, but now I don’t
But I feel no deception
And I shed no tears
So here’s my confession
You’ve met your greatest fear.

Don’t worry, darling
I won’t be quick
I wanna see you suffer
As I did when you quit
With that fucking little picture
Through the looking glass
What a dreadful kind of torture
You, your tight shirt and your lack of class.

Get inside the room
We’re in for a very long night
Just get inside the motherfucking room!
You know everything will be alright
And I don’t care if you cry
If you tell me you’ll love me right
And I don’t care if you try
‘Cause nothing’s good now deep inside.

Lie down on the bed
We’re gonna have a talk
You need to know now I’m fed
And you turned my heart into rock
And how much I risked for you
My soul settled on the line
And I couldn’t oblige you, it’s true
But I’m gonna make you mine.

And once my flesh is satisfied
From you I’ll need nothing more
‘Cause you know, darling, I often lied
You weren’t my lover, you’re just a whore
Seeking attention from others
Little clothes, lots of skin
Your beautiful smile I’ll smother
‘Cause you’ve unleashed the beast within.

Now you’re nothing but a bad memory
And some pounds of beautiful meat
Forever my personal victory
I’ve crushed your deceit
And I know I’m going to hell
And I’m sure I’ll meet you there
I’ve got thousands of sins to tell
But I regret nothing, baby, I swear!

Southern Cross

Southern Cross
(2012)

Black were my tears
Flowing from the ground
Dark were my fears
Rising to the clouds
And the thunderstorms
Took me closer to the edge
To where I’d transform
My heart crying to this pledge
And there you are
Underneath the Southern Cross
And there you are
To heal my sudden loss
And there is no distance
To somehow show me a new way
A new instance
A new place to stay
Will nothing else ache
Once I swim in this ocean?
Will God my pain forsake
If I show you my devotion?

 

To J.

Not My Turn

Not My Turn
(2012)

My intuition was wrong
As all I ever am
In the deep ocean
Where the light dies
As for the darkness I’m fond
Though I don’t have a plan
However I was in a rush
To where my heart cannot lie
And I don’t care
If I crash and burn
It was all settled there
Just now it’s not my turn.

Volcano

Volcano
(2012) 

And suddenly we remain silent
Standing one next to the other
Eye to eye
Only hearing us breathe
Sound so sublime
And then I feel your wetness in me
And I’m a deer in the lights
As I ran back
And you’re in me
And I’m an infant in delight
As I ran forth
And I’m in you
Speaking your language
As you speak mine
Your hands start to unravel me
Slowly
And we’re divine
Changing the geography of the world
Mountains rise
Oceans burn
While we speak
In the night
Away from them stars
In the dark
Hidden from the evil eyes
And the grinning world
And you discover me
And you travel my skin
The trails and paths that get to me
And I’m pushing you
Get where I want
My hands on your face
I’m an animal eating its prey
And we speak but we don’t
And to your ear I whisper
The words you want to hear
I’m begging you please
Don’t let go of me
And then with my eyes I ask you to ask again
And we no longer stand
We’re no longer men
We’re muscles and bones
And blood in the end
A light in the fog
Of my pale skin next to you
And you’re cinnamon
And you’re a cloud
I touch you with my fingers
And nothing remains still
And I give way
To your strong embrace
And I’m yours
In my sweet dreams
And I’m yours
Whenever you start to speak
I’m a volcano
And you’ll be my Pompeii
My ashes will dress you
And I taste your fruit
Sweet and swell
And I want to taste them
All over again
They’re the secret islands
We were foretold
Those we never
Should’ve gone to know
And I’ll conquer them
To you
My flag they’ll flame
And you’re mine
And you grab my head
And take me to you
The tender spear
Of the ancient gods
Goes through me
And stumbles my speech
Its ambrosia
Your taste in me
And your naked skin I caress
Its velvet and its leather
And it’s you
And it’s me
And my arms reach out for your heart
To grab it in my hands
And eat it out
And it’s you that eats my words
Wrapping your spider webs
Around my back
And it’s my name what I hear from you now
That’s all we know
Although I may be John Doe
As well
You know
But none of that matters now
In the sensual world
It’s me now
Uncovering your realm
And I go inside
And I go further in
To the middle of nowhere
To the center of our guilt
But it’s so sweet
And it’s so bright
The look you have
In your eyes
And I go back
And then again in
I can’t decide
If this is love yet
Or just a dream
And I’m a volcano
Hold on to me tight
I’m a volcano
Don’t give up this fight
And drag me to you
And eat my heart out too
And whisper soft to me too
And speak my language too
And catch me while I ran way
So you can sway me back again
And I want to end
Whenever you do
We can’t merge in one
What was created as two
But then again one we are
And so we go
Je t’aime, mon cœur
Je t’aime tant
Don’t let go of me
Don’t you let me go
As I’m diving
As deep as we have ever gone
Deeper and deeper
Inside of me
And you
And I’m a volcano
About to explode
You are my Pompeii
Don’t let me go
Take me in your arms
And hold me close
I’m a volcano
About to explode
Hold me in your arms
And take me close
You’re my Pompeii
And death comes for us both
For a second
Don’t let me go
I’m inside you
And you’re inside me
I’m a volcano
About to explode
Mountains above
And miles below
I’m a volcano
My heart
I’m a volcano
I’m a volcano
About to explode.

Remember My Name

Remember My Name
(2012)

After the night is dead
And before the light comes upon us
In between the sheets of your bed
And the shadows of our past
I’ll take one last glance at your face
And softly touch your back
For when my clothes I put on
While you remain close-eyed
From your room I’ll be gone
Though we’ve got nothing to hide
And as much as I’d want you to
Once you woke up
You won’t remember my name
And I’ll never be back.

Overdose

Overdose
(2012)

It all started with a word
A shy hello
A steamy goodbye
And after you I was getting close
You said yes
I said no
And so on the words ran
Words of flesh
Sound of man
What letters can write
A poetic one-night-stand
Sweat and heat through the night
Furtively my delight
Forbidden fantasy
Fruit and ripe
Touch me
Make me go wild
As only the unknown can
Be the hunter
And let me hide
I’m gonna be there
To see you run
A cigarette by the window
And starry skies
Hunt me down
And take me in your arms
I’m a spider web
I’ve caught you in between my thighs
And though I’ve never seen you before
I know you for a lifetime
With the heat of my tongue
Through the soft and the hard
Throw down your arms
It’s your language
I want to speak
Now that nobody else knows
You’re here with me
Once and twice
Early mornings and late nights
Discover my ways
And I’ll trail through yours
And though you may not recall
We’ve done it before
Distant yet so close
Want your body for breakfast
I want your sex overdose
Love me tonight
Though you love me not
For a simple night is better
Than a lifetime of regret
My little adventure
I’ll cherish you with me
Nothing special
I’m finally free
Love me tonight
Though you love me not
And you know baby, I’ve done it
And after you I’m running
‘Cause baby I’m gonna make you love me
Whether you like it or not.