– Ermisenda Alvarez
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The coins glowed. They twinkled and sparkled upon the wooden table. Fifteen gold pieces. The coins amounted to more wealth than I could earn in fifteen years. Twelve hour-long work days. Seven days a week. Could I really be blamed for wanting my share of wealth? I was starving. There was no future. The Great Depression was like a concrete blanket upon us all, smothering sparks of life. I had to feed myself. I had to survive. My fingers finally scooped up the abundant golden blossoms. They fell into my pocket. Clink. Clink. They weighed like a kilo of filthy, worm-infested manure. I walked away from the rotting brothel, and her.
– Ermisenda Alvarez
__picture it & writeby Ermilia |
You are cleaning out your attic when you find an old dusty box you’ve never noticed before. You open it to find stacks of hundred dollar bills and a note that says, “Here’s your cut, see you in Mexico”. There is no signature. Start writing whatever floods your mind at this thought and tell me a story…
Oh, Aunt Sadie
what have you done?
Is this the reason
that you had run?
What is it now
I’m supposed to do?
Who is it coming
to look for you?
What do I say
when they arrive?
Was there a story
you did contrive?
How could you ever
do this to me?
This money didn’t come
to you for free
And now I’m left
holding the bag
While into your mess
others you drag
Without a thought
but for yourself alone
Well guess what
I’m taking it for my own!
Teresa Marie 2/3/12 ©
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“They call me a black widow
But I really don’t know why
I have no web to spin
On this you can always rely
I’m not somewhere just waiting
For my latest of prey
I won’t take your life
In any shape or way
Come on in to look
And for own self see
‘Cause I am as innocent
As anyone could ever be
No need to be afraid
Get to know me first
Sit down and have a drink
And we’ll satisfy our thirst”
Now my children you must beware
A black widow waits for you
To steal your soul away is
All that she wants to do
Just don’t play with her
And run the other way
Before you can be caught
In her web to stay!
Teresa Marie 9/15/11
I am the siren
of all the sea
Standing on the rocks
you will find me
I beckon the sailors
as they sail by
With a haunting song
unto them I cry
“Look my brave men
see me on the shore,”
“Come in to me!”
to them do I implore
“I offer you pleasure
if you just come in,”
“Gaze upon my beauty
my love you may win”
And with my allure
to them do I insist
For the burning desire
they just can not resist
As they sail in
I give them a smile
For upon my rocks
their ship becomes a pile
Broken wood and dreams
as I gulp them all down
Because of sinful lust
in my sea they drown.
Teresa Marie 9/13/11
I’ll give you the world
right here in my hand
with all of its riches
in both sea and land
You need only to follow
and walk in my way
for it to be yours
right from this very day
I know you want it
what’s God given to you?
You live like a pauper
do you really want to?
You’ll have it now
just think of everything
that the whole world
will to you bring
You need only to
just say the word
and it is yours
soon as I’ve heard
Give me your soul
I’ll take in trade
it is a small price
for it to be paid!
Teresa Marie 8/25/11
I am temptation
Let me entice you
There is no wrong
In whatever you do
Life is for pleasure
To only feel good
Indulge yourself in it
I think you should
I won’t lead you
where you shouldn’t be
You will be safe
In my company
Have no concern for
What God has to say
Come follow me
He’s not there anyway
You can not resist
My lure and appeal
Don’t worry, I insist
Your soul I won’t steal.
Teresa Marie 8/16/11
What about God? 