Month: January 2021

Some know him as Saint Nick

Rushing down to your living room

You hear him on the roof as his boots go click click click

With all this ash from the chimney you might need a broom

Eating cookies and gulping down the milk

The holidays are they best time of the year

Hey look! You got a nightgown made of silk

Fun times made and filled with cheer

Spend it with your friends and family

While drinking loads of eggnog

Tragedy has struck
1’890’000 have gone
And I am here in the middle of it all
Stuck at home, feeling all alone
Nothing is shown, for my heart of stone
Every tear that drips from eyes to toes
Makes me feel worse about those
Who are crying and screaming of hurt and pain
“It’s hard to breathe, “ they say, trying to stay sane
Dangling between life and death
Now is their last short breath

87’400’000 cases in the world
Makes me start to whirl
As my mind starts to calm down
I realize what’s happening now
50 people get it an hour
I see the numbers start to tower
In fear for all of those I love
I try to think of all the good I tried as if I would, but there was none where I stood
Now I feel a tear in my eye
, I know that we could die

Winter oh winter, air Cold as snow
Winter brings cold but also warmth
Winter brings joy and family

The Joy of winter can melt snow
Winter oh winter, your cold brings together family
The happiness of winter brings warmth

The Love of winter makes family
The hot summer days are chilled to warmth
Winter oh winter, you are as soft a snow

The family is sleepy from the warmth of the fire, fresh from snow, winter oh winter

I was on my phone
We were heading home
All I saw was snow
Then we slipped off road

I had a life and a family
Then we had to hit that tree
No I don’t have nothing left
And all I think about is death

I was born to be this girl
Living in another world
I have so much more to see
So why’s this happening to me

I am in a hospital bed
I am bleeding through my head
I have no one else to see
And I just wanna be free

Titulo: Montañas

Las Montañas son
algo extraordinario.

Es donde la tierra
toca el cielo,
donde los ángeles pueden respirar,
donde se encuentra la vida,
aunque sea una vida de lucha.

Al llegar al pie de la montaña,
ella te hospeda.

Encuentras luz.

Cambias ahí,
porque es donde el cielo
toca la tierra.

Title (English translation): Mountains

Mountains are
something extraordinary.

They are where the earth
touches the heavens,
where angels can breathe,
where you find life,
even if it is a life of struggle.

When you get to the foot of the mountain,
She hosts you.

You find light.

You change there,
because it is where the heavens
touch the earth.

In the morning you rise,
Not from a bed.
You rise from a box,
In a hole,
In a stone covered field,
In a city,
In a state,
In a country,
In a continent,
In a world.

A simple world,
A world you know,
But can’t seem to remember.
A strange world,
A world you don’t understand,
A world identical to all others.
Each with a person,
Each person with a job,
Each job as incompletable as the last.

You are alone,
But the noise of others cannot leave you.
You are hungry,
But are too sick to eat.
Your mouth is filled with the taste of salt,
Your hands covered in thick dust.
“My master has a plan,
They will soon free me.”

Your thoughts warm you,
But you know they are not true.
You need to work,
But you are stuck.
Stuck in the ground,
Feet sinking,
Lungs holding onto every breath.

Your body sinks into your hole,
Into your box.
Slowing this new but familiar world drifts away from sight.
The smell of burning fills your nose.
Trapped in heat,
Searing pain all along your skin.

Submerged in complete darkness,
Slamming yours fists on the top of your box,
Hoping someone hears you,
Waiting for someone to save you,
Waiting to leave this prison.

In the morning, you again rise into a simple world,
Where you are alone with only your thoughts to warm you.
Once again, your body sinks back into complete darkness.
The faint memory of repetition can’t leave your head.

Your mind, filled with the same image of freedom,
From yourself,
From your master.

You, yourself are the reason for being here,
But you can’t escape the past.

Tomorrow is another day; the same as all the rest.

The Muddy Dog – (A tribute to all Muddy Dogs)

The dog walks in with mud on its nose
How it became muddy well nobody knows
It’s fluffy like cotton or like a sheep
It starts barking in its sleep
But the thing you should see
Is what’s hidden underneath

If it hears a boom if it hears a clap
It’ll start hiding right under your mat
Slobbery, snuggly, snoozes like a log
I know it’ll help me when I’m in the fog
And whether or not you need a hug
It’s always there to give you one
And when I’m scared and I’m alone
They cuddle me so I feel at home

So the next time you start to shoo him away
Take him home and let him stay
Because the muddy dog is here to play
And he’s always there to save my day

When I look into your soulful eyes
You’re the reason I love dogs and you make me smile
Every day when I come home
You make me feel wanted
Wanted like a criminal
Wanted in this world

Thank you to all the muddy dogs in this world!

I know you like perfect people
You may not like the perfect body
Or the perfect hair
Or makeup
But you do like a certain perfect
And the thing is no one will live up to your perfect
And you can never have a perfect person
Stop
They are not perfect
And they will never be your perfect

But I know my words will do nothing
You will expect perfect people
And for life to go your way
And we all expect perfect people
We never expect most of life’s twists and turns
But here we are making plans for next Saturday not even being sure if we will make it there

And still, we expect perfect people

2020.

A year where over 80 million people caught the coronavirus. Some survived. And some didn’t.
A year where over three million animals were killed due to the wildfires.
It was a year where people like Brennon Taylor, George Floyd, Michael J. Rivera, Vincent Harris and so many more were taken from this world by the police system.
It was a year when people spent more time worrying about the political issues of wearing a mask rather than just listening to the health officials and protecting themselves and others.
It was a year of protests and riots over issues that could not be solved by a simple statement.

The list could go on forever because 2020 was a year of chaos.

But, 2020 was also a lesson.

Through this year, we have learned the importance of being with family. Of valuing the time that we spend with others because who knows what can happen next.
This year has taught us to cherish the simple acts like giving a hug to someone without being forced to wear a mask.
This year has shown us the growth of technology in that we are able to video chat with our loved ones during difficult times.
This year has taught us to hold out hope, even when it seems like nothing can be better. On December 14, the first American citizen got the Covid-19 vaccine, giving us hope that soon life will get back to normal.

With everything that’s occurred this year, it’s important to reflect on the little good that happened along with the bad. Despite all the pain that this year brought, we should have hope that 2021 will be better. Some believe that we will go back to our daily motions of life and it will be like nothing ever happened. But it is important to take these lessons that 2020 has brought us and use them.

We pack up all the lessons that this past year has taught us, and we wait for the next event that life will throw at us. We say goodbye to 2020 and hello to 2021.

These days, the question: “Why did you,
our friend, a double edged sword,
let people apply
a power whose consequences some cannot afford?”
Engulfs our thoughts

Was it the mask you put on that
created the delusion:
“Societal approval is necessary to survival”?
We have yet to reach a conclusion

When Mr. Mollo forgot to
wish his best friend a “happy birthday”
His friendship was hurt and
their relationship withered away

If Alison had studied, for her exams, just a few minutes more,
a bigger effort (by a mere five minutes!) she could have made;
perhaps she would have passed the class.
But didn’t due to her failing grades

If the person walking down the sidewalk had been
less distracted and more aware,
they would’ve noticed the metal screw protruding from the ground;
the one that snagged their pants, causing them to tear

A tree cannot come to be
unless its planted from seed
My friend, you never realized
its us, not that negative power, that you need

For we can destroy friendships,
save lives, or prevent an attack
We’re sure you know as well as any
“it was the straw that broke the camel’s back”

As tiny as some of us are,
we are all of significance; and don’t need to grow bigger
If you look closely enough,
You’ll notice we’re all in the bigger picture

Best regards,
the Little Things