I'm Human

I'm Human

If you pinch me, I will react

If you annoy me, I will get angry

If you hurt me, I will cry

If you cut me, I will bleed

After all, I'm only human.

I try to be a better person everyday

Sometimes it's easy, sometimes it's hard

Sometimes I get it right

Sometimes I get it wrong

But it's okay because,

After all, I'm only human

I make mistakes, I have my flaws

I'm not perfect, I'm not pristine

I'm not a robot or a machine

I have emotions that I express

And that's perfectly fine,

Because I'm only human

I'm not an angel, I'm not God

I get tired and irritable

I have moments of strengths

But also moments of weakness

I cannot see the future

I cannot promise not to fail

After all, I'm only human

I will fall, but I will rise

I will do my best once again

I will admit when I'm wrong

I will say sorry when I offend

But this I know for sure

I am only human

(c) FG

I Hear Voices

No, I'm not mad.

When I got the rejection letter from the publisher I submitted my novel to last year, I decided to put the manuscript away for a while so that I could get some distance and hopefully clarity on it. I haven't looked at the work since December. Now I'm hearing my characters whispering to me, asking me why I abandoned them for so long. They want me to come and clear up the twists I've left in their lives. One of my protagonists especially, is asking for a slight change in his life. I'm considering it.

Weird, huh? Most fiction writers would know what I'm talking about. It's funny having your own made-up characters come alive and start taking over your sub-conscious. Weird and a bit scary. Anyhow, I love my job, so I'm not complaining. I just wish they would let me do it on my own terms... okay, okay, I've got to go and finish re-writing that chapter...

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Love Poem

My Far Away Love

Every morning starts beautifully

with the sound of your sweet voice from a phone call.

It's second best to actually embracing you in my arms,

under the covers that protect us from the chill that lies outside.

Your melodic wake-up laughter over the phone is second best

to the overwhelming smile I see in the morning,

when I hold you in my arms

after having spent another wonderful night with you.

Your "I Love You"s over the phone

always make me smile and hold the phone tighter,

second best to looking into your eyes with those words,

and being able to deeply kiss you afterwards,

sending a chilling warmth throughout our bodies.

But with you... you are my #1.

The closest person in the world to me.

With you, there is no second best.

There is no one close to even being "second" or "best".

I hold you, alone, in the most intimate place in my heart.

It's a place where I can feel you, still close, when you're far away.

Where I can close my eyes, and hear your voice,

listen to your laugh, and feel your "I Love You"s.

So please, keep calling me in the morning.

Cause second to your kisses,

theres no better alarm clock than your personalized ring.

No better way to begin the day than with you.

- Patrick Flores -

It's Valentine's weekend, but my val is miles away and this poem expresses how I feel (I'm no poet, so I didn't write it!). I'm missing him and I can't wait for him to come back home. Happy Valentine's Day to all the couples out there, do something special, but remember to keep your love alive every single day!

FG