Poetry by Luis Roldan

Mental Health
By Luis Roldan

Mental health is a scary topic, many people are afraid to speak on this.
Just because they’re afraid to be viewed differently, but it’s okay, not to be okay.
Again, it is okay, not be okay, and also seek help!
A simple hello to someone can be the difference of tomorrow,
And also, a simple smile can travel miles and miles without end.

Remember,
Actions do not define you.
And the fact that you regret them proves that you are better than your mistakes.

To flourish in life, we must allow ourselves to be vulnerable to situations to be able to learn and adapt to keep going forwards.
Don’t be afraid of trying new things and staying away from negative peers. It is okay to take your time for yourself.
Reconnecting with your body, especially your mind. It is essential. You are your own friend. Always.
Nobody understands you. How you understand yourself.

Life is a blessing regardless the situation.
Any day above ground, is another day to make a difference!

I Know
By Luis Roldan

Sometimes we come to a point that we ask ourselves
Why should we keep trying!
And it doesn’t need to be this way at all
Because we love, we try
Because we love, we let things go
Because we love we lose ourselves in the process of loving

Some people will never understand

And it doesn’t matter how much we give to the other person
Because we will always lose!
We just need to know that sometimes no one deserves you
And sometimes we need to be selfish and explore new alleys!
But just know…
You are perfect just the way you are
I hope you start to see yourself as the light you are!
You give hope when none is left
Sometimes life tears us apart for we can know what to do next
Because we deserve to know the beauty that comes after the pain
And sometimes we must lose from the outside to be able to find ourselves
Within…

Everything takes time.

1.5.24 Poem
By Luis Roldan

One day you will understand.
The life of wisdom
begins by learning how to put principles first.
We must learn how to accept events, even death with intelligence!
Without none of this we will never know what Life really is
When we don’t know what our needs in Life are.
We lose ourselves in reaching our Ful Potential in Life
Many of us trust other people before trusting our own self! Why so?
But fail to recognize that nobody will know you better than your own self.
When we subordinate ourselves…or to be more exact, our feelings.
We are enslaving ourselves with our feelings.
One thing is wanting something just to have for us
And the other one is needing something that is going to benefit us!
I thought that by me chasing love
I was going to be able to find love and understand what love is
But I came to one conclusion…
The way you see the world around you is only really an illusion
So that being said
What makes you believe you are going to be able to love someone else
If we don’t even know how to be begin loving ourselves
We need to find ourselves beyond what we really think we know about ourselves
Then we’ll acknowledge what it that we desire within ourselves

Always remember this:
Happiness is not always the way of life
If not…
Finding the beauty within ourselves in life

My Mom Did Try
By Luis Roldon

When you are young minded
You can also be misguided.
My mom always wanted to protect me
But I never thought about her if not me,
She was always trying to lead me the right way
But I never listened to her in any way
Because I was blind to the streets
And deeply in love with the woman I thought was for me.
And thinking I knew all the answers to the whole wide world
Not realizing and knowing I was a lost cost to the streets
I wish I could lay down with her and see her smile one more time.
She always knew how to make everything feel better
Regardless the situation or how ugly was the weather
She always told me never give up on anything, especially life.
Always give your all and try your best to leave a message behind.
And never judge a person without believing in them
Because when you do, you’ll never give yourself the chance to love them.
Damn … how I miss those days when Mama always talked to me
Now I reread her letters trying to make it seem
That she is still here with me!

Wondering
By Luis Roldon

Young love is
When you love someone because of what they do right
But mature love is
When you love someone in spite of what they do wrong!

I wonder:
If every day when you wake up
You miss those mornings when you used to open your eyes
And I was right there by your side
Telling you how much I love you and how beautiful you were
And giving you tons of kisses

Last night …
I was looking at the sky and it was so gorgeous that it reminded me of you.
It has been days, months, and years
SInce the last time I saw you and made love to you.
But it doesn’t seem that you haven’t gone anywhere
Because you always stay put in my heart.

They say …
When you lose the love of your life
It is difficult to find someone to love you again in life.
The question is …
Have you found somebody that loves you in life the way that I did?

Even though we’re apart today
I wanna thank you for showing me the beauty at dawn
And for letting me inside your heart
I just wanted to let you know
Wherever you are, I am always going to be there

Wondering …

One Day
By Luis Roldon

One day you will understand:
The life of wisdom
Begins by learning how to Put Principles First.
We must learn how to accept events, even death, with intelligence!
Without this, we will never know what life really is.
And when we don’t know what are our needs in life,
We lose ourselves in reaching our full potential in life.
Many of us trust other people before trusting ourselves. Why?
But fail to recognize that nobody will know you better than your own self.
When we subordinate ourselves, or to be exact, our own feelings,
We are enslaving ourselves with our feelings.
Many of us are disconnected or unaware of our needs
One thing is wanting something, just to have for us
And the other one is needing something that is going to benefit us!
I thought that by me chasing love
I was going to be able to find love and understand what love is
But I came to one conclusion …
The way you see the world around you is really only an illusion
So that being said …
What makes you believe you are going to be able to love someone else
If we don’t even know how to begin loving ourselves?
We need to find ourselves beyond what we really think we know about ourselves
Then we’ll acknowledge what it is we desire within ourselves!

Always remember this.
Happiness is not always the way of life.
If not
Finding the beauty within ourselves in life.

Move On
By Luis Roldan

Move on, is what I tell myself these days.
Sometimes you can’t force yourself to stop loving someone,
but you can tell yourself that you deserve someone better to love.

Love can be so difficult to understand at times,
but is never hard to understand when it is not the right time.

We always lose ourselves looking for something better,
but never take the time first in getting better.

I learnt a lot from my last relationship,
and trust me, at the end it was really painful.

The main thing I took from my last break up was to never
presume so much, to never judge or hurt them by saying anything hurtful.
We might think that words don’t affect us more than actions,
but we are far from the truth when you love someone so deeply.

Anything that person tells you will hurt you 10 times more than
anybody in the world.
The truth is, words can slash through your heart, without anybody
even touching you.

One day I found myself getting lost
and even though I had many people around me to talk to and
have interaction with, nobody ever noticed how deep in my mind I was ‘lost’.

We can smile all we want, we can laugh all we want,
but nothing is the same when you are missing the one you love and really want.
For many of us, we are what we are today because of our past
but we cannot allow our past to become our present.

Anything with time can heal
but it is up to you also to put the work in to heal
and always keep this in mind …
Whatever you’ve got coming in your future,
let your future bring whatever that person can’t bring to you.

They really think they’re teaching us:
By Luis Roldan

It will get harder
Before it gets easier.
We at night, call on the father
But he never answer.
I’m proud of my scars
Because it shows where I been,
And if I gave them my heart,
I know I’ll never get it back
Dark, dark, it’s what I see
But I still believe in me.
We are all made from stars
We just have to know how to shine.
They give us the vault,
Then tell us we are wrong,
They show us the way,
But still don’t wish us to leave.
I know they want us to change
But the way they are teaching us, is not the way!

The greatest tragedy in life is not dying
If not living and laughing without a purpose
Never let someone or the system take away your beautiful smile
And always remember that you are a Golden child.