Invisible Ties

Invisible Ties In the midst of my daily flow I saw her She stood out to me against the crowd Her beauty was exuburant Soul so radiant that she pinched my spirit Like a ray of hope She reminded me of my reflection Perhaps I was born of her flesh Or maybe she an extension of my limbs? Caused these thoughts to run so deep form mental rods Compartmentalized emotion It was as though we were related in a past life She was the present tied to my forbidden past And yet I existed unbeknown to her Nonetheless she still became the bain of my extistence I bare upon the presence of a soul stranger Who confines me As I witness fragmentation that chokes my spirit Longing for a complete congruence of these compound perplexities Me simply a taboo Had me questioning for did I resemble her or did she resemble me? Mute heart Dares not to speak Silenced into forgiveness Silenced into guilt Could not fathom to think that I could be The bark The branch The leaf Of a family tree Grounded with virgin roots And yet I have one Dot Dot Dot And in the midst of my daily flow I saw him Only this time I entered into his existence His stares were like smells of sweet bread who drift down memory lane Of which I have none He gazed into my eyes And spoke into my being He said You, you could be my daughter In fact you look just like my daughter Perhaps she the sister I always never had Tied to a nucleus Left me questioning I full of judgement Just wondering How could he not know if I was his? This man had no clue of the impact this discourse had into my subsistence These syllables shook my earth And he paid for my breakfast In exchange of $2.00 worth a dream And in my mind I said Perhaps I am yours and maybe you You belong to me. By Monique De La Oz