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Angel
@everlastinglight.bsky.social
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30-something Mexican-American writing for fun. Love my dog way too much. Life is hard enough, let’s try to have each other’s backs. And tell me what you think about my writing!
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Angel @everlastinglight.bsky.social · Feb 7
A poem about bad news and tough times.

And my submission for #poemsabout #betweenthesheets @brokenspinearts.bsky.social @alanparry83.bsky.social

#poetsofbluesky #poetry
#vss365 - cyclone
#vssdaily - weather
Brave Face I look past her smile. Peer into my mom’s sparkling amber eyes And see the cyclone of her thoughts Whipping and lashing the inside of her mind. She’s scared. I am too. Can’t have my own storm wound her further. So I write it down, where the words can rage Between sheets of paper somewhere way, way, waaaaay in the back of a bookshelf. Let’s sit in the garden. The sunshine feels so nice today. Tell me how your flowers grow. How are the fruit trees? We can hold these blue skies for a moment. Yes, our forecast Of angry thundering merciless terror raining down May well take form above our heads one day. But today is not the day.
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everlastinglight.bsky.social
A poem about travel and the working class.
#poetry #writing
The Anthem A mom boards up her apartment in Mexico Anxious, loading kids into the car An elderly lady takes the keys and pats her hand “I’ll keep an eye on it til you get back.” Someone kneels at a crosswalk on a cold New York day Hungry, hands clasped A man comes out of a restaurant “Hey! Waddaya wanna eat?!” A small girl cries under the hot Brazilian sun Tired, blushing from the heat A vendor stands up from selling water bottles to tourists “Take my chair, sit in the shade.” A cook in Georgia knocks on a neighbor’s door Late, catering truck won’t start A Bosnian man comes out with jumper cables “I’ll give you a jump.” The world over In every language Working class folks sing the same song “Today you, tomorrow me.”
November 17, 2024 at 10:25 PM
everlastinglight.bsky.social
A poem about family and the people who give me strength.

And a second submission for #poemsabout #blood
Thanks @alanparrywriter.co.uk and @thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poetry #poetsofbluesky #diadelosmuertos #mexican
The Old Guard Ancient medicine says disease Comes from ghosts in your blood. Well I don’t feel sick… But I can feel them in there. I’ve no need of ofrendas Or flores de cempasúchil. They are right here. The floor is cold, put on socks mija. She looks hungry. Offer her food. This needs more salt… And when life aims to cast a fatal blow, They race through my veins, Turn tender flesh to bronze, Turn tattered fists to gauntlets. They whisper. We’ve survived worse. They scream. ¡Partele su pinche madre!
October 31, 2025 at 3:38 AM
everlastinglight.bsky.social
A poem about power.

And a submission for #poemsabout #blood Thanks @alanparry83.bsky.social and @brokenspinearts.bsky.social
#poetsofbluesky #poetry #tyranny
Consolation I look up to you in your golden tower Bought in blood and bones Feeling no comfort nor faith That one day you will atone. But I have one single thought, Always warms my broken heart. Time is just. And one day we’ll both be dust.
October 30, 2025 at 1:11 AM
everlastinglight.bsky.social
With SNAP benefits expiring, help keep families fed this holiday season by calling and emailing your governor. Ask them to feed folks by:
- declaring a state of emergency
- using the national guard
- calling a special session

Let’s do a good deed today ❤️
#snapbenefits #governmentshutdown #snap
October 29, 2025 at 2:04 PM
everlastinglight.bsky.social
I’ll be back writing more poems as soon as I come up with another good one.

In the meantime I’ve been making TikToks and playing #pokemongo , feel free to look me up over there @brutally.kind
October 29, 2025 at 2:16 AM
everlastinglight.bsky.social
A poem about being selfish.

My submission for #poemsabout #chandelier thanks @alanparrywriter.co.uk and @thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poetry #poetsofbluesky
#vssdaily - #barrel
I wanted to live under a chandelier. So when my choices had folks around me Living in barrels and cardboard boxes, I pretended I didn’t see. And I shoved others off the ride. Because I wanted to have my turn. And I wanted so badly to prove a point. I sat and watched the whole world burn. But you don’t have to be so mean about it! It’s just how things are. And life is unkind. And it was what they deserved. And anyway Christ died to forgive mankind. So who are you to judge me anyway? And actually, actually, you’re the bad one. You only do those things because it feels good. So you’re selfish and wait GET BACK HERE I WASN’T D-
August 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
everlastinglight.bsky.social
A poem about over-reliance on anger.
#poetsofbluesky #poetry

#vss365 - #charm
#vssdaily - #cymbal
The Leech A loser offering me a ride home On his motorcycle After a long shitty day. “I’ll just take you where you’re headed.” Honestly? It felt cool and it was fun, My heart bouncing like a cymbal. Til I realized I’d held on too long. And gave up too much. And I had other things I was supposed to be doing. What can I say? Rage has a certain charm.
August 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
everlastinglight.bsky.social
King of Drag is such a good show, so much heart, jokes on jokes on jokes. God bless those fellas.
July 28, 2025 at 11:53 PM
everlastinglight.bsky.social
For my birthday, a poem about success and parents who do the impossible.

#poetsofbluesky #poetry
#vss365 - #sparrow
Thanks @jamilynewriter.bsky.social ❤️
Gift Giver You surprise me, Below the curious sparrows That soar to meet my ankles, Your eyes so wide with tears. With your bellows that ring In the ears of every person in town, “LOOK! Look at her!” You? So proud of me? “My kid can fly!” As if you don’t remember. It was you. You that ripped the clouds from the sky To make wings.
July 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
everlastinglight.bsky.social
I swear to God, one day I’ll learn how to spell.
#poetsofbluesky
July 27, 2025 at 1:24 AM
everlastinglight.bsky.social
A poem about glamour.

My submission for #poemsabout #glamour thanks @alanparrywriter.co.uk and @thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poetry #poetsofbluesky #mom
Heirlooms Amber jewels adorn me. I always admired how they shone On your dresser Back when I sat on the floor And you looked in the mirror To brush mascara on your thick lashes. “You have beautiful eyes.” People now tell me. “Thanks.” “I got them from my mom.”
July 27, 2025 at 1:22 AM
everlastinglight.bsky.social
A short thread about when my grandma was the first woman in town to wear pants and the first woman to drive.

Folks in town were not happy, but ladies like her paved the way for the freedoms we have today.
#womensday #nationalwomensday
everlastinglight.bsky.social Angel @everlastinglight.bsky.social · Dec 3
People were upset when my grandma decided to be the first woman in town to start wearing pants, but they really lost it when she decided she wanted to drive.
March 8, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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physiciandemocracy.medsky.social
#Amazon boycott starts tomorrow! For this whole week (but forever is better)
March 7, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Reposted by Angel
alwaysinabook.bsky.social
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Strike Feb 28 NO SPENDING
February 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
everlastinglight.bsky.social
A poem about adversity and living in unprecedented times.

My submission for #poemsabout #roots thanks @alanparry83.bsky.social and @brokenspinearts.bsky.social
#poetry #poetsofbluesky
#vss365 - outlier
El Roble The outlier, thought unworthy of even digesting. Some thoughtless ambling beast Chews me up and spits me out Where dirt begins to cover my mangled figure. Buried alive. But alive. And ultimately in my rightful place, For my roots take hold and I reach for the sky. Sat high upon a seat I did not conquer alone. For the fates saw fit to grant me tempered storms, Perhaps pitying my fragile state. I grew mighty. Today the tempests swell with wrath, Hurling detritus that scars my calloused skin And lunging to rip my hair out. Yet my fingertips outreach the tallest clouds… To feel the kisses of soft winds and sunlight. And my rhizomes spread through earth for miles, Resting in quiet lands Where this rage does not exist. This is not the first torrent of abuse I have survived. Memory begins to whisper. The sun once cast its tranquil gaze upon your face And one day it will again.
February 28, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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8rid6et.bsky.social
this spring
instead of taking them off
we put our gloves on

#resist #haiku #writer #bluecrew
February 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
everlastinglight.bsky.social
A poem about crushing perfectionism and overcoming poverty.
#poetsofbluesky #poetry
#vss365 - fringe

Thanks @jamescutley.bsky.social
Beacon Friends have asked me how I shine so bright. My impulse is to smile and take the compliment. Well, frankly it’s a lot of work maintaining a torch, One that at times may sting or consume. And truth be told, it’s a defense mechanism For myself, those I love, and even those I see myself in. See the sun doesn’t always shine in the fringes of society And I found myself having to make my own light. For I heard word that the kingdom of heaven is within me. So I tore myself open to reveal its golden rays That I and those near to me Wouldn’t have to stumble around in the dark no more. Til civilization turned to see how I shone And pulled me closer, to a land bathed in sunshine. Somehow even here where everything gleams, Folks still remark on how I radiate. A habit I suppose. Like I can’t trust this sun that once forgot about me and mine.
February 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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fiftywords.bsky.social
I was going to leave todays #vss365 until this came up
February 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
everlastinglight.bsky.social
A poem about my dog.
#poetry #dogsofbluesky #pittsky
#vss365 - fart
Little Friend Folks see us walk past, dazzled By your hematite gleam. Or they stop me To remark on the two golden rings Adorning your face, as if gifted off Odin’s fingers. Others stand clear to scan Your steel rope figure Or cross the the street, afraid Your rows of teeth may find their flesh. But they don’t see how they peek out In a silly grin when you lay belly up Or how cold gilt turns saccharine When those eyes beg for a bite of my apple. I bet even the most fearful would chuckle To hear you toot when you sit too fast Mornings after breakfast. Still, A monster to some, a work of art to others. Nonetheless, just a baby.
February 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
everlastinglight.bsky.social
A poem about having nothing to write about.
#poetsofbluesky #poetry
#vss365 - reservoir
Empty Head Some days it occurs to me That I have time to write And I find my reservoir for words Run dry. As if monotony drank them all. As if the sun no longer shined and rain ceased to fall. As if I did not love or anger. As if there was no war. Until I scratch the surface, Past the mask our spirits bear That our minds and bodies may endure Eternal internal maelstroms resulting from… life. Deep down there, I find it. That is to say, I gaze upon myself. So deeply in love that I live in an oil painting, So enraged my cells could burn down a forest, My heart so broken my tears could fill oceans. And so grateful for all of it.
February 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
everlastinglight.bsky.social
I’m stressing out over work and look to my left 😂
#dogsofbluesky #pittsky
A grey dog sleeping on a light grey couch belly up with her head covered in a big blanket
February 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
everlastinglight.bsky.social
A poem about life after hardship.

#poetsofbluesky #poetry
#vss365 - mercury
Thanks @paulphillips44.bsky.social
Stairway My mom said the song was beautiful. No doubt It was her they’d written it about, Though she wasn’t someone they’d met, So we bought us a stairway to heaven off the internet. And we bounced on the moon. It felt like those fancy beds inside the rooms In homes we used to clean, just her and me. These days we go for strolls on Mercury. And maybe I’d be slightly less elated If this place got overpopulated. But save me from the sin, Jesus, Of pulling the ladder up behind us. Let’s build the stairs real big henceforth And make neighbors out of the folks on earth. So I could love them like you and momma told. Make sure that everyone can behold Just how pretty the stars look from up here.
February 13, 2025 at 1:55 PM
everlastinglight.bsky.social
A poem about civic responsibility.

#poetsofbluesky #poetry
#vss365 - liberation
#vssdaily - empire
February 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM