Emely

Inspired by and dedicated to Emely Reynoso.

With inspiration yet to come
I'm deep in thought when I see your face.
You carry a smile, a lovely smile,
One which in my mind has been engraved.

So just when I thought inspiration gone,
Inspiration returns as an image of you.
Therefore I write and form a bond
With pen and paper as a poem blooms.

The thought of you brings memories,
Dear memories of younger times.
Simpler times when we thought our twenties
Were too far off for us to climb.

But now we're here, we're twenty two;
"How does it feel?" I dare not ask.
For I do know and you'll be turning twenty three soon.
That's why with you I'll raise my flask.

Together we shall drink away all worries to come.
We, us and friends with whiskey in hand,
Palo viejo, coquito too; Bacardi and Brugal because we love rum.
We'll celebrate with Latino pride, we will stand out, we will out-stand.