Chain (Original)

Poetry By: Erick Flores
Original Photography by: Mikael Svensson
https://plus.google.com/u/0/109888379776056131514/posts

I have been there before,
Just like you have.
There are rows of hope,
That float patiently,
All in chain,
All with purpose.
Men and women,
Beautiful minds,
Beautiful intentions.
I see the lights,
They shine within them,
Each man, each woman,
Emerges from dark,
To light and pave the way.

Erick Flores

Smile (Original)

Poetry By: Erick Flores
Original Photography by: Mikael Svensson
https://plus.google.com/u/0/109888379776056131514/posts

I have fallen many times,
I haven't forgotten the trails,
I have failed myself at times,
However, I have prevailed.

I have regained the strength,
It rests within my heart,
The beauty of life is greater
Than what is hurting me tonight.

Rainbows evoke such passion,
The gift that we have each day,
The promises that God grants;
The love I have inherited.

To live each day without remorse,
And then again another.
Today I leave all my problems,
I glance above, and smile.