Clarice Lopez

Clarice Lopez

A Quiet Witness

Let’s keep the peace.I’ll follow your advice.Just don’t make me fill this out twice. I’ll hold their hands,and wipe their tears.Swallow the aching lossof all of these years. I will deal with your resolve.Once more,I will stay as a rock.While the…

A(Muse)ing

If we sat across from each otherinside a four-minute silence,would it be too long, or not long enough? Would the chemical surge force the masks to fall away? And if we stood in pure naked presence, would it feel like…

On the Edge of Something.

Have you ever had the feeling that you are on the verge of something great? I’ve been having this strange feeling. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but it feels good.  I am at the edge of a…

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I have been spending a lot of time in my head. Not that this is a surprise at all, but this time I decided to tackle it in a different way. I made a new best friend. Stay with me.…

Gravity

Do you feel the pressureP u l l ing you down? Do you feel the weight of distance?Unbearable to me,invisible to you. Could time tick slower if we are near? Like a trampolinewe could bend space and time.Trying to findthe…

Curiosity

Frequently storming my head,intently searching for what is real.An adventure through the unknown. I take breaks from reality with you.We share a frequency. The pulsating beat is unison here.I see you,you see me. You don’t know me, yetyou see me.…

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I don’t need to apologize to youFor being intense.Or dense,Or immensely irrational. You take me raw.Unedited,Full of flawsEmotional. You accept my thoughtsAnd let me dream.We can go all nightUnsupervisedUninspiredFrustrated.No actual plan in sight. You share my journeyWithout judgementWithout end goal.…

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I’m going to be directIt’s not seductive nor particularly creativeBut it’s a process I need to get comfortable with. For years I have been moving around from place to placeTrying to find my placeIn a place that doesn’t feel my…