#ced gomes

[cedreamge]

obedience was my name, fear was my life

It was not my hair on your couch

Because I pulled all my hairs out

So they couldn't fall off

And they couldn't be found

I did not fill your laundry basket

Because I reused the clothes twice or thrice

Afraid you would complain

I could do nothing right

I could not have cleaned my room

Because those weren't my toys

Those weren't my walls

That wasn't my home

I did not waste your shampoo

Because I had my hair short

Hard from all the mistreat

Hard from all the abuse

But my birthday gift to myself

Was conditioner and fresh fruit

You got the money I was too scared to use

While I lied, lied awake, lied asleep

Just lied, lied depressed, wasting time

Say goodbye

To the prospect of a better life

[cedreamge]

people move

then people move on

[cedreamge]

American Terrorism

The world is not yours to save, dear American conqueror.

The Iraqis did not invite you to deal with Saddam.

The Egyptians did not want you to meddle with their elections.

The Iranians did not want you to reinstate their Shah.

Latin America did not need your torture training, your shooting squads, nor your money to power long lasting right wing dictatorships.

Keep your guns out of my country.

Keep your politics to yourself.

[cedreamge]

Forever Today

Many at a time have questioned

Whether you were worth caring for or not

But there has never been a doubt for me

Ever since I heard your name from someone else's lips

That you and I were gonna go far

[cedreamge]

Beautiful Choice.

i love how a social justice warrior ended up befriending a sex offender

without asking any questions

without choosing any sides

without making any choices

as if it were as inevitable as a rainy day

as unpredictable as a hazel rain

beautiful choice.