A Lonely Penny. By Cesar Reyes

In your moment of need

Who was really there

Who really keeps you from falling

Who takes the time from there schedule

Who goes out of there way

Im like a penny on the ground

No matter how bright I try to shine

Im not worth much to a lot of people

A penny is the only thing

You cant change

It is what it is, you cant make

Any more cents from it

People can always live without a penny

This is my life, this is my net worth

A lonely penny

I am stronger. By Cesar Reyes.

I’m thankful for having met you

I’m sorry if I let you down

I fell asleep to the very thought of you

When I was lost you turned my life around

You were all my strength, all my might

Woke up to you in the morning

Thought of you in the afternoons

I dreamt of you at night

You showed me what I could do

With the strength you gave my heart

A timeline of arguments , laughs , and tears.

Culminating with me and you apart

Seeing you smile has been my greatest joy

I didn’t mind being your puppet

Except you treated me like a worthless toy

Despite it all, good or bad , the memories are all mine,

I will never forget you ,i will remember you for all time

It's not easy. By Cesar Reyes

We are the sum of all the choices we make
Tomorrows beginning will always depend on today’s last steps that we take
 
It’s not easy to find the right path
It’s like we have all the right numbers but we can’t add up the math
 
Most people will never know the story behind the path you had to take
Most people will never know the lifelong sacrifices you constantly have to make
 
As time passes, we often wonder how we got here
It doesn’t feel like we made the choice, but more like we just suddenly appeared
 
Days seem shorter, as time passes by
It would seem that for every second you pause, the world moves on in the blink of an eye
 
 

Backwards Opposite. By Cesar Reyes

Some people dare to dream
But I have a refusal to fail
Some people have the courage to speak up
I have the strength to stay silent
Some people look for love
I am of the opinion that love will find me
Some people forgive and forget
I ignore and move on
Some people lack self confidence
I lack arrogance
Some people feel lost in their lives
But I just feel like I’m patiently trying to find my way
Some people feel there painfully suffering from depression
I happily smile and call their pain “Life”
 
 

Pressure. By Cesar Reyes

So much pressure, so much to do
I’m realizing that previous realities didn’t turn out to be true
So much to learn, so little time
So many things I have to do in this short life of mine
I’m living day to day, while planning for tomorrow
I feel like going door to door and asking if they have some strength that I can borrow
I have nothing left, but i still keep on going
I sound pessimistic, but I still have hope even if it’s something I’m not showing
I often feel lost, but life does not have a map
People tend to have ulterior motives, and there life advice often turns out to be a trap
I carry so much pressure that people cant see
I have come to realize that I am a person that people admire, but who never want to be

Better Left Unsaid. By Cesar Reyes

 
I’m not gonna say, you look like an angel
Because I’ve never seen one, and because no one’s perfect, and none of us are angels
But I can honestly tell you that besides heaven I can’t think of any other place that you might have come from
 
I’m not gonna say, you look beautiful
Because everyone says that to everybody, and you deserve more than that
But I can honestly tell you that your beauty is the equivalent of a sunset, you almost don’t want to blink so that you don’t miss a second of it, until its gone. And when its gone you wait patiently for the sunrise
 
I’m not gonna say, your eyes are like the stars
Because stars are essentially just shiny dots in the sky
But I can honestly tell you that it would probably be worth it a thousand times over to get lost in your eyes than get lost amongst the stars
 
I’m not gonna say you have a nice smile
Because I wouldn’t feel right saying it, unless I knew which smile was genuine and which one was a picture pose
But I can honestly tell you that you genuinely smile when I’ve seen you with your son
 
I’m not gonna say you have a great personality
Because I don’t really know you as well as I wish I did
But I can honestly tell you that the very little that I did get to know, was an honor, privilege, & pleasur