Category Archives: Raquel Avila

My Grandmother: 10 Years of Missing You – by Raquel Avila (Original Poem)

It’s hard to believe
In 10 years, we haven’t seen that radiant smile
In 10 years,
We’ve missed you…our grandmother

Our mother
Our friend and confidant
Our role model
Our guiding light

It’s hard to believe
In 10 years, we haven’t heard your voice
In 10 years
We’ve missed…your verses, your discipline,
Your jokes, your strong-minded words
Your loud laugh
Your way

It’s hard to believe
It’s been 10 years since I’ve felt
Your touch, your warm embrace,
Your hands holding mine through hard times,
The comfort food you prepared,
Wide open arms, always

We may not physically see you,
But we feel you smiling at us from Heaven every day
We have seen your grace
But we wish you would’ve met our sons and daughters
When the daffodils bloom, we celebrate your birthday
Your will lives on in all of us
Your blood flows through our bodies
And your memory lives on every day.


I Never Believed Until I Believed – Original Poem by Raquel Avila

I never believed
my soul could sing her heart out to you
and not be heard.

I never believed
in fairy tales or in promises come true
until the sunset you said “I do.”

I never believed
what others whispered about
how you treated me in vain.

I never believed
an instant love you felt
became the truth of a thousand lies.

I never believed
a man who asserted his love
just as easily let it die.

I never believed
you loved me so tenderly so early
but did nothing to keep your word.

I never believed
your mesmerizing eyes and smilling face
could be the source of so much pain.

I never believed
in the darkest days, I looked to you..
for my companion, for my friend.

I never believed
I could seek a lover’s attention
only to watch you crush my hopes and dreams.

I never believed
foolishly we would find ourselves here
at love’s end.

I never believed
the world around us would intervene
and I’d lose you.

I never believed
you had my courage like
fearless screams in a windstorm.

I never believed
leaving our hearth and
love’s loss was a solution.

I never believed
my soul could sing her heart out to you
and not be heard.

I believe
my soul heard your heart’s discontent.

I believe
my heart saw the ever present ridge between us.

I believe
my bones felt cold as soon as you entered a room.

I believe
the sweetness we tasted was left stale.

And, I believe my soul wasn’t heard

Thank you Raquel for this beautiful piece!


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