Carmen : Writing

Words for a stranger

Words for a stranger

A Poem by Carmen


Where’s your mom? Is that your mom? Why is your aunt at a mother’s day party?She’s … She’s working. She couldn’t ..
Two twenty two plus another minute

Two twenty two plus another minute

A Poem by Carmen


Two twenty two plus another minuteThere’s not one but there’s twoWalk in to my house with another one leavingShe’s got hair in knot ..
Goya’s Execution of the Rebels on 3rd May, 1808

Goya’s Execution of the Rebels on 3rd May, 1808

A Poem by Carmen


They’re ready to shootjust one touch just one motion and his blood will spill nothing more The fear is his eyes won’t change his fateHe&rs..
I know

I know

A Poem by Carmen


I had a weird dream last night.You weren’t in itThe only thing I had left of you is gone it leftJust like you did Neither did my dreams or you s..
Gasoline Man

Gasoline Man

A Poem by Carmen


Based on a childhood memory- collab with Fatumi
Lyric Poem

Lyric Poem

A Poem by Carmen


I keep my faith strong but it's a crimeI ask the lord to hold meIt’s unpredictable but at the end it’s rightOh my God!The town is gonna ta..
Thank You

Thank You

A Poem by Carmen


An assignment I did in class: A thank you to the brave women and men who risks their lives to ensure that us as Americans can continue to be free.
I want...

I want...

A Poem by Carmen


A poem I wrote several years ago.
My first kiss.

My first kiss.

A Poem by Carmen


A memory.
Glimpses

Glimpses

A Poem by Carmen


She still gets glimpses of that day.