What the Cafeteria Window Showed Me

Sitting here alone in a cafeteria booth

I'm feeling uninspired by all the adult-youth.

They all sit in front of their laptops typing and reading away

And they don't even notice me staring at them in a kind of creepy way.

So I stare off out the window and one girl comes into my view.

She is staring off into the distance as if she's in deep thought of something new.

Her eyes sparkle with the confidence that she is on her own.

Her posture gives the sense of peace and serenity of being there alone.

Though strangers barely recognize her, she observes them all so well;

Being curious to what their stories are and if they have ever fell.

She is okay with being alone in times like this

Because she knows that coincidences do not exist.

Life has so much meaning to her.

And I know this all because

The girl whom I was staring at was my own reflection in the window-like mirror.

The Definition of a Dad

It was about 18.5 years ago that I was adopted by the most amazing dad a person could ever ask for. I know he is the only man who could have raised me to be the person I am today. I would not be the same without his example and persistent love in my life. So this one is dedicated to my one and only true dad, Talmage Alexander Trujillo Sr.

The Definition of a Dad

At one year old I could not even fathom a future or what it held.

All I knew was he could make me laugh, and could also comfort me when I fell.

At six years old he would chase me around at a playground all day long,

Then tuck me into bed at night while strumming his guitar and singing a comforting song.

At twelve years old I figured out what he was to me,

Yet I still knew without a doubt that my daddy is what he is meant to be.

The teenage years came, which left me with anger, tears, and a hurting heart,

But he never stopped saying "I love you, bud" or letting me restart.

Sixteen years began and ended with him helping me to know how much I am worth.

He never approved or let me settle for the scum of the Earth.

Graduation came and made me notice the wings he helped me grow.

Independence, he taught me, is the only way that I could ever learn all I can know.

At eighteen years I learned the facts of how I am on Earth,

But I never let myself regret my life or let me lose my own worth.

Coincidences do not exist and the label of "Dad" has to be earned.

A Dad is one who loves you, teaches you, and is always concerned.

My Dad is not necessarily the one who gave me life,

But he is the one who taught me how to live it, how to make peace, and how to get through strife.