R-Revive an angst moment E-Even from a distance M-Meditate in silence E-Elevate a prayer M-Manage to control B-Better to forgive E-Engage in service R-Reason to believe   (Hour Seventeen-Maritza M. Mejia(

Walking the streets day and night Begging for food Searching for job Looking for shelter   I found Some leftovers No opportunities Close doors   I wondered Who am I? Where is my place? To sleep tonight!   (Hour Sixteen- Maritza M. Mejia)

The lovers took to the mountain and lay under the sun in the grass, his hand on her thigh. She said, I cannot surrender a gift so precious but this memory will be yours to keep. She laid his hand on her breast. The sweet…

Red, hot, worry moon, What kind of night do we have? Planet earth prepares! (Hour Fifteen- Maritza M. Mejia)

Jumping frogs Over a blue raincoat In the evening Making children joy (Hour Fourteen- Maritza M. Mejia)    

What if I said I knew you were the one because I wrote about you before I knew you existed? I dreamed up your presence to sell books. I felt your sweet kiss captured between Pages written in my mind. A mental flip recalls your…

Questions   Does the moon smile at everything, or only the things that make her happy? Does the ocean sound different when it cries? Do the mountains know they have brothers and sisters?   Do the deserts have thirst? Does the jungle have a favorite…

Cold to the touch, yet flames were ever present Deadly carmine graced her lips Tight crushed garnet locks framed her powder painted face Dark and distant eyes, captive, defiant, and  rimmed in red As she looked away, always away.  

Facts are mostly irrelevant Unless they are in your favor Then they are the law The loudest voice is always right Having a HUGE ego is a tremendous quality for a leader Apologizing is for losers only All immigrants are criminals, unless they have lots…

Wherever I go… I carry your heart… As if it is the finest crystal gently, ever so gently, In the palm of my hand.   Wherever I go… I carry your heart… As if it is a downy feather tenderly, ever so tenderly Along the…