strings attached
leaving no
room to breathe
from the chill of the box you put me in
your control
detaching
my independence
telling me what to do
when I failed to please you
never thought I could be
free of your puppetry
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Natasha Collazo
**Studying Modern Journalism @ NYU **
Project: The diary of an emo Latina
I get inspired at the mid of night
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A Flower Song
Apparently the Aztecs, Toltecs, Chichimecs and other Mexica were crazy about poetry. Despite the book-burning, slaughter, and epidemics that characterized the early stages of the Spanish conquest of the empires of Mexico, some hundreds of poems from the height of their tradition come down to us in Classical Nahuatl, preserved by Nahua and Spanish scholars of the 16th century. One of the most famous poets, Nezahualcoyotl, was a sage-king who opposed the cult of human sacrifice associated with Tezcatlipoca, God of the Smoking Mirror, and favored Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Serpent. Flowers and feathers were the favorite offering of the Plumed Serpent. Moreover, flowers and feathers are a metaphor for poetry. Individual words, scattered petals, the down of tropical birds. The temples of blood sacrifice could be transformed into temples of flower and song. A sublimated offering to the Heart of Earth and the Heart of Sky encapsulated in the Classical Nahuatl kenning for poetry: in xōchitl in cuīcatl, meaning, "the flower and the song." The following poem is part of a longer work, and is in a state of flux, so take the waters as they flow:
By Rob Angeli4 days ago in Poets
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Yes. I believe we all have been in a relationship like this where we are just glad to escape.
Impressive and powerful!!@ Loved it!!!♥️♥️💕
This was extremely powerful! You go, girl! Freaking loved this poem! It worked so well both ways!
Breathe & be free, my friend, for you are indeed a wonder to behold in all your independent glory.
Powerful and bold, Natasha. So well done!
Yes, yes and YES
I love this...when a woman decides to flip a switch...watch out!
Meaningful! I love it!😍
Nice. Or rather not, depending on which way you reach it. What I mean to say is excellent.
Felt this! ❤️