SOLDIER, BE GAY

You are the hero
You have the courage to defend your country
You responded to the call, once again
With valor you said goodbye to the loved ones
They saw you depart one more time
High hopes to see you back home soon, in no time
And then you crossed the great sea, soldier of this misfortune
To fight for what you thought was right in a strange land
You saw brothers die next to you
You tasted blood from wounded bodies screaming help
Once and again you thought what you did was right
But then it was not enough and you have to go back
Old sad scenes repeating themselves
Wide hands caressing eyes wet with pain
Weird faces with deep marks saying why
Why again, and then . . . you, still quiet, please don’t tell
With the burning desire to change it all
To scream out loud who you want to be
To get rid of the weight, your time is way over due
You don’t need to be there, somebody awaits
Tired of hate, hungry for love
One simple phrase could change it all.
You should tell, true or false
If you say you’re gay, they would let you go
Then you might have accomplished what you were there for
You decide the time when you’re ready
Do tell, they don’t need to ask
True or false to the killing machines
For whom is it more embarrassing to have you enlisted -- someone who loves
And your heart would tell you: You did it right
Say goodbye to the war, hello to love
Say: “I am gay and I am telling”
Straight, gay, be transformed
The new reality can’t hurt you more
Than covering your feeling just to make war
You know your brother, your friend will be thankful
That you, straight man, were the one to tell them all
True or false who cares anymore
If someones courage is measured for the ones they love
You have seen the horrors, heads and guns
And you felt that explosion very close
Our flag should protect you no matter what
When you’re risking all to defend our lives
You soldier, go and tell them, tell them all
Straight or gay who cares, you want to go home.

ALMOST A DREAM

My eyes very open and still
Thinking I just had a dream
And you are here nearby
Looking at me very deep inside
I hang loose in the darkness of your eyes
Caressing the freshness of your skin
Breathing the aromas of your being
And you are here nearby
Holding me tight by my heart
Taking my soul and making me live
I think it’s a dream but it’s not
And you are here nearby
When I open my eyes, there you are
With a big smile ear to ear
You are telling me all with a glance
Your heart is open wide just like mine
The silence is filled of sweet melodies
And our lives blend together year by year
And you are here nearby
My eyes are very open and still
Thinking I just had a dream
What have I done to deserve this love
What magical strings have been pulled
Who opened the window to let the sunshine in
Caress me I don’t care
You are here.

Mr. President: Fire Congress!

If we, The United States of America were a corporation, We the People, the board of directors, and the President our CEO, would have the right To tell him he has to make some cuts in the budget.

We all know, because at any given time we were there, that when that happens, the big salaried employees are very often the first to get considered for a layoff; and those employees with those big salaries who got very comfortable and work around the system just to get paid anyway, would be the first ones to go.

I propose that, as We the People, the board of directors of this country who have almost lost our voice and vote with our Senate, ask our CEO to consider the following:

That same group of worthless bureaucrats that won’t hesitate to text during meetings with our CEO’s, or to yawn and look at their watches, who wanted to go home and not be there, or not get enthusiastic enough with proposals of change just to piss off their opponents think that everything should stay as it is, at least for them to bide time just to get to the time they retire or die, or the over enthusiastic, who just wants to show support to look good in front of the CEO but whose goal is exactly the same as his opponent: THIS GROUP SHOULD GET FIRED!

That same group who supports an idea introduced by our providers (AKA lobbyists) and suddenly gets rich or become overly influential in certain areas of our economy, our development, our communications, our security, and our environment, those who seemingly support our CEO and those who don’t: THIS GROUP SHOULD GET FIRED!

That same group that during all these years have become so confident with their offices, getting there when they want, leaving when they please, do nothing in between just waiting for the next promotion (or election): THIS GROUP SHOULD GET FIRED!

See Mr CEO, if you just consider these factors and the fact that the entire SENATE would qualify for this action in one way or another: THIS GROUP SHOULD GET FIRED!

I propose that, as We the People, the board of directors of the United States of America, request our CEO, demand our CEO to fire the incompetent, the lazy, the opportunistic, those that hamper, those that hinder, we Motion for a Dismissal of the entire Congress.

To the President of these United States, Mr. Barak Obama: We demand that you fire Congress!

LAUGH OR SMILE

Laugh or smile, but don't cry
Death is a point of no return
No tears will be enough
To sprinkle the dry grass

Laugh or smile, but don't scream
frustrations are deaf and stupid
No tenor will tremble the eardrum
No soprano will break the old glass

Laugh or smile, but don't frown
disappointments will be there to stay
wrinkles will go deeper and deeper
And only age will make all vanish.

BIG DISAPPOINTMENT

What do you say
How do you do
When did you notice
A big disappointment

What can you give
How can you take
When you react
To a big disappointment

What brings you there
How all this happened
When you realized
Was a big disappointment

What else to do
How can you say it
When you just lecture
Because of a big disappointment.

EL QUINTO INTENTO

El primer intento fallo
Caminaba sobre el borde del rio
Sombrio . . . sombrio.
Era Alfonsina Storni
Mitad mujer . . . mitad hombre
Agua dulce, no mar
No roca, sino barro
Lo asusto su propio eco
En el agua como espejo.

El segundo fue en el dieciseis
desnudo y con coraje
no solo y con arbitraje
rozo la baranda y lo atajaron
El queria ser Lugones
Pues no tenia pantalones.

El tercero sera el vencido
Vencido el, no su intento
Pero si solo fue puro invento
y nunca lo intento.

La cuarta en el carro fue el cuarto
Ochenta, noventa cien o mas
Solo escuchaba La Carretera
Asfalto mojado vociferaba el español
De una radio ya sin control

No esperen el quinto
No lo hubo nunca.

HAVE A DRINK (And sing along)

It is sour, it is sweet
It is very refreshing
The flavor of beer

You might have one of those days
In which you hate people
You hate them for what they think, if they
You hate them for how they look, how dare
You hate them for where they live, too close
You hate them for what they are, and pray
Then you drink a little bit more

Then it is sour, then it is sweet
It is very refreshing 
The flavor of beer

And you still have one of those days
You don’t share what  they think, how can
They can look kinda ok, oh well
They can live as they can, just away
They can talk as they might, who cares
Then you drink a little bit more

And a little more sour, a little more sweet
it is greatly refreshing
da’ flavor of beer

You are having A day
When you share all your thoughts, and drink
And you are moving with them, a bliss
And just look at their eyes, and laugh
Then you drink a little bit more

And with more sour than sweet
With great suffocation and need
That flavor of beer.

Because you’re having one of those days, again
In which you even hate yourself, and then
What the heck where you thinking, with them
Have you seen how they look, like shit
When they are going to move, away
Please tell them to shut up, oh God!

Then it is sour and sweet
It is very refreshing
The flavor of beer.

PHOENIX

 Like the mythic bird he dies
Every day in this lonely world
He had tried once more to cope
With pain and frustration just to find out
At the end of the journey he was still alone

Like the mythic bird he always awakens
Extending his feathers every day
Confusing reflexion he sees on the lake
Traveling again in search of his mate
Flying again in search of his love

Like the mythic bird he finally finds out
Not only on this day, but on every one
He is here alone, no one is awaiting
His flight is a shadow in this paradise
And the sunset starts burning, he just has to die

And like the mythic bird he finally does
Tired of searching, for love in this land.

ALLI ES OTONO, AQUI PRIMAVERA

Como diferenciar en el recuerdo
El frio de tu primavera y el calor de mi otoño
Como tener conciencia a tanto tiempo y a tanta distancia
De lo que nos paso en realidad
Solo unas pocas imagenes mentales mantengo de ti
Y ninguna fotografia
Salvo la que tengo en mi memoria
Del momento en que la escalera mecanica
Alejaba tu imagen mientras a mi me transportaba
A otro mundo, a otro tiempo, a otro lugar.

ALL THAT I NEED

A bark in the distance
Steps over crunchy grass
A sun that resists going down
And my hand holding yours
That is all that I need.

And once in a while
when you look at my eyes
and express all your love
with just one sweet smile
That is all that I need

To remember our song
And your favorite color
And the day when we met
To declare each others feeling
That is all that I need

If I close my eyes today
I will know you will be there
helping slowly through the change
At my side to the end
That is all that I need

To be with you,to be your lover
That is all that I need.