Missing the Tears ©

Today, I am missing the tears the explosion of sadness, the freedom, the fear; the unloading of emotions, the exorcism, the unburden, the rid of the despair – my dear! I am missing crying, the lagoons in my eyes, the blurry vision, the cloudy world… the lack of air in my heart. But I can’t…

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Drifting Away ©

I cannot cry any more tears my entire body is suffocating my mind my breathing is hollow  my vision is blurry I wish I could cry I am tired of screaming I can not keep on fighting the same old fight I am exhausted and mortified  Perhaps I have not found my space perhaps I…

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Shady Behavior ©

“When people around you accepts shady behavior … you must start to wonder.” Carolina Gonzalez – 2015 – © (Carolina Portilla Garcés) #carolinaswords

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Brandon ©

Disheveled I did find you on the corner of our street  staring at the floor playing with the dirt on your feet. Days must have gone by, for your skin revealed a journey, since I left you, with the others, on the other side of that corner. And I wanted you to be there in…

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Quietud ©

Es como un miedo intenso, una incertidumbre constante. No sé qué palabras usar qué sentimientos expresar. Es tan gigante el miedo que me ha enseñado a callar a aguantar y a suspirar. Carolina Gonzalez (Carolina Portilla Garcés) – Colombia – Febrero 03, 2000 – #carolinaswords

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Why the Pain? ©

“Dwelling on hurtful emotions can be a sign of weakness; but not dwelling on them would be a total mistake. For one must find the reasons for those emotions, and understand why it hurts, why the pain”. Carolina Gonzalez – June 2016 – © (Carolina Portilla Garcés) #carolinaswords

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That Feeling ©

“Sadness might be a symptom, a signal of some sort; but above all, it is a reflection of how vulnerable you have become” Carolina Gonzalez – June 2016 – © (Carolina Portilla Garcés) #carolinaswords

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