And No One There Can Stop Me
By David Cortez

And so, I travel a windy road,
the moon at my back,
the sun, below,

With me, my soul and my hope and my dreams,
to hell with this fear,
With me, belief.

And though I may walk with impermanent cane,
My held held up high
and confidence feign.

And soon with this heart, like Icarus, bloom,
I'll walk to sunrise
and challenge the moon.

And when it is done, what stars will become,
when I take the heavens
with me as I run.

And no one there can stop me...

The Circus and the Elephant

The Circus and the Elephant
by David Cortez

Come all ye children,
ye men of young hearts,
ye starters of fire,
and creators of art,
Let's burn what we knew of,
remake ourselves new,
begin from beginnings
from the seeds that we grew.

We'll build this world circus,
fly flags from on high,
this big top our playground,
the ceiling our sky.
Some few of us dancers,
others juggle, some soar
above lions and tamers
and spotlight lit floor.

Some load into cannons
and aim for big nets,
while some bring in laughter
with balloon animal pets.
Me, I want the high wire,
and no other than,
but belief comes not easy
when you're the elephant man.

The Allure of Imperfection

The Allure of Imperfection
By David Cortez

Come one come all feel welcomed here,
to witness grace and love but via
the Chantilly pace and wrapped leg lace,
of our imperfect ballerina.

Set Me Free

I wish with words my heart,
but what can do,
when that burning thing,
has forever belonged to you?

The Boy Who Flew Despite

The Boy Who Flew Despite
By David Cortez

I attached myself,
to red balloons,
awaiting
freeing flight.
Since God nor man,
had thought to give
a man
a Robin's right.

Some had said,
"you fool, how trite,
you think
that you should fly?
Why, you have no wings
no flighty things
to send you up that high."

Another said
"you simple boy,
it's time
to be a man.
Make pastime
of this silly wish
forget
your silly plans."

But maybe it's
the stubborn part,
this boy who
wants
to soar.
I closed my ears
op-end my heart,
attached
three thousand more!!!