a mere moment

"a mere moment"

a single solitary snowflake 

still clinging 

to the icy chill 

swimming on the air,

desperately trying 

not to melt away 

into a simple droplet of moisture 

that one would not be able 

to distinguish 

from the other droplets 

that are among the puddles 

under neon lights

on the sidewalk 

by the gas station,

a miraculous shape 

of geometry and nature 

coming together 

along nature's lines 

with the laws of science 

to form this extravagant design 

of beauty and form and elegance 

that no wide eyed, 

lumbering human 

could ever see normally,

details so rare 

it only ever occurs once 

and is gone forever, 

a mere moment 

so beautiful 

before it all just melts away 

with the rest 

without it 

ever being noticed.

-Armando Torres

traces of the past

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"traces of the past"

This is so new to me

not because this is the first time 

but just that 

it has been 

a really long time,

I'm seeing you 

in all my thoughts,

feeling you 

in all my empty parts of me,

craving 

to hold you 

as you rest your head 

on my chest,

day dreaming 

about your smile 

and the awkward way 

you joke with me,

it's growing, 

this feeling 

that I'm feeling for you

and I don't want to lose it,

it's exciting 

to have you in my mind 

right before I sleep 

thinking about seeing you 

again 

the next day,

there is a fear though 

that I may be too broken 

and it might make me leave 

without saying goodbye,

to be selfish 

and think that maybe 

you will be happier

without me,

to avoid any pain 

that I may cause you 

but then 

I let you in again 

and all that goes away,

the fear turns to hope,

I just hope 

we aren't making a mistake.

-Armando Torres