Poetry
Support and compliments from kind strangers
Unfamiliar to a neurodivergent
used to keeping walls up
People can be a danger,
from being ashamed to being proud of how I am
Acceptance is the final stage,
I’d rather others misunderstand me,
than pretend to be a sham
One day day at a time, changing people’s perception
We’ve come such a long way
Fro the pitiful to a true inspiration
-Jordan
Poem No. 39: A Long Way
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – May 19, 2024
The desert’s clutches
Dust collecting on my skin
Tells me where I’ll be
-Jordan
Haiku No. 38: Desert's Clutches
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – April 28, 2024
I just want to stand up for myself
But there is a frog in my throat
When it’s time to do the right thing
My tongue becomes a sinking boat
Disappearing from this cruel world
Speak up! Even if your voice shakes
It is a special gift one can bestow
Because it can shatter barriers
And change the course of history
All to do now is take the next step
-Jordan
Poem No. 38: Frog In My Throat
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – April 21, 2024
Easter has arrived
He has finally risen
Proving doubters wrong
-Jordan
Haiku No. 37: He has Risen
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – March 31, 2024
My heart beating out of my chest
All the blood rushing to my head
When will I prove that I’m not less?
Arms sway in the breeze, to go quick
Feel like I’m laid to rest in a coffin
Until then I will sprint ’til I die
There’s pain, but everything to gain
Or when my legs give and collapse
Than running man will endure the pain
-jordan
Poem No. 37: The Running Man
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – March 23, 2024
Bright lights and curtains
They’re on the edge on of their seats
The stage awaits me
-Jordan
Haiku No. 36: The Stage Awaits
Poetry by Jordan LOpez – March 10, 2024
I did it! I won the medal, gold
Despite the competition being bold
From the races that I dashed
While mimicking the superhero, Flash
To the pit in which I jumped
Leaving the crowd stumped
Thank you, I wished it lasted longer
But I promise to return next year stronger
-Jordan
Poem No. 36: Gold Medal
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – March 3, 2024
Sun staying longer
Warming hearts, thawing the snow
It’s winters’ last stand
-Jordan
Haiku No. 35: Winter's Last Stand
Poetry by Jordan Lopoez – February 24, 2024
My kind of love is true love
We last through thick and thin
My kind of love is painful
Not just the honeymoon phase
My kind of love is unconditional
Despite quarrels, we reconcile
My kind of love is meaningful
Beyond romance and intercourse
My kind of love isn’t shallow
Love your soul, not just beauty
My kind of love is eternal
Until death do us part
-Jordan
Poem No. 35: My Kind Of Love
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – February 16. 2024
Ice crystals dangle
My reflection staring back
Into my cold eyes
-Jordan
Haiku No. 34: Ice Crystals Dangle
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – February 9, 2024
A wandering Nomad
Now free to explore
What the earth has in store
A journey like no other
Traveling the world
With my papers in order
I’m given the go ahead
To cross any border
Of my own choosing
-Jordan
Poem No. 34: Wandering NOmad
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – February 3, 2024
Wish I could go back
To being young and naive
The simplier times
-Jordan
Haiku No. 33: Simpler Times
Poetry by Jordan opez – Janurary 27, 2024
The world judged my lasting disability
You assumed that just damaged goods
but you’d be terribly misguided friend
All you have to do is look under the hood
Pity me, underestimate me, or exile me
To stop the bloodline from being tainted
I implore you. Why not just let me be?
If you just opened your eyes and heart
I’ll prove that while we aren’t the same
At our core, we are not so different
-Jordan
Poem No. 33: Damaged Goods
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – January 21, 2024
I keep shivering
The first snowfall of winter
Arrives with frozen tears
-Jordan
Haiku No. 32: First Snowfall
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – January 13, 2024
Man made angel wings take flight
My ears popping, as we ascend
To the sacred heavenly domain
Here amongst the white clouds
Their touch soft as cotton candy
Tired, I shut my heavy eyes
And retreat to a gentle slumber
Dreaming that I shall one day
Return to these skies above
With my body and soul as one
-Jordan
Poem No. 32: Heavenly Domain
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – January 6, 2024
Start of a clean slate
People say ‘New Year New Me’
Only to give up
-Jordan
Haiku No. 31: New Year
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – December 31, 2023
The holidays are lurking
around the corner
People put on fake smiles
and act all jolly
As if that’s an antidote for
their sheer folly
I wrap up the presents
like a mummified body
Money well spent, my dreams
flushed down the potty
One light of these lame
festivities, the mistletoe
To get kissed, a Christmas
miracle, even if just for show
That’s all I want from Good
Ol’ Saint Nicholas
-Jordan
Poem No. 31: Christmas Miracle
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – December 23. 2023
A Merry Christmas
Warm miracles in the winter
Happy Holidays
-Jordan
Haiku No. 30: Happy Holidays
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – December 17, 2023
As a boy I dreamed of greatness
To the stars in the sky above go toward
My parents taught me but there’s
No where else to go but forward
As I age, I become more lost and angry
Until I’m a wandering soul search
For a reward that never really existed
Yet I never yield, I’d sonner perish
A voice in my head keeps insisting
That I remain young and tenacious
-Jordan
Poem No. 30: Dreams Of Greatness
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – December 10, 2023
On this Holy Night
The first snowfall has arrived
Our Savior Is here
-Jordan
Haiku No. 29: Holy Night
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – December 3, 2023
I was your friend, knowing
that you were toxic
The insults changed me
until I became stoic
Your hateful comments
are fully hypnotic
When I finally woke up
it made me feel unheroic
-Jordan
Poem No. 29: Toxic Friends
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – November 26, 2023
The grass goes dormant
As flora withers away
To return next year
-Jordan
Haiku No. 28: Flora Goes Dormant
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – November 19, 2023
White phosphorus bombs going off
Kicking up dust in the air
Committing crimes of war and
breaking international laws
The audacity to harm innocent
Children, even just a hair
Occupiers perform atrocities
Such as ethnic genocide
Which side in the history
books will you be on?
It’s time to take a stand
and decide, even if you cry
Talks of an invasion shot
over whimpers of a ceasefire
Only the indigenous are past
peace in the Middle East
Fighting to stop a massacre
and the rain of Hellfire
-Jordan
Poem No. 28: Free Palestine
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – Novvember 11, 2023
Cold air, morning frost
Warm dawns turn to early dusks
Where did summer go?
-Jordan
Haiku No. 27: Where Did SUmmer go?
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – November 4, 2023
Green leaves turn yellow, orange,
red, and brown
Blue skies turn gray and the rains
come crashing down
Bringing the wind of change
upon us once again
Seasons come and go before you
can count to ten
Scary movies, festivals, and
beautiful tree lines
Autumn brings with it a feeling
like no other kind
-Jordan
Poem No. 27: Autumn Kind
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – October 22, 2023
Kid’s screams fill the night
Friday the 13th has arrived
The spookiest Time
-Jordan
Haiku No. 26: Friday The 13th
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – October 15, 2023
Hear the waves crashing
And smell that salty sea air
See nature’s glory
-Jordan
Haiku No. 25: Nature's Glory
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – October 1, 2023
Within this great labyrinth
lies a symphony of suffering
Siphoning the air from my breath
There is no escape in sight
I bang my head against the wall
Hoping one day to see the light
Bogged down by this heavy chain
The maze has made me into a husk
Yet, I still can’t dull my pain
-Jordan
Poem no. 26: The Great Labryrinth
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – September 23, 2023
The frost melts away
Bringing back fertile soil
The Green’s rule returns
-Jordan
Haiku no. 24: Green's Rule
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – September 3, 2023
The wind blowing through my hair
Blood coursing through my veins
The road ahead, my wide eyes stare
Soles pounding against the Earth
My body running on adrenaline
Toughest challenge since birth
This race will not make me flee
With sweat dripping down my face
On this path, I roam forever free
-Jordan
Poem no. 25: Power of Running
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – August 27, 2023
Ink represents blood
Streaming through paper like skin
My pain is a book
-Jordan
Haiku no. 23: pain is a BOok
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – August 20, 2023
Not everyone can be the
Cream of the Crop. This
forever holds true
Some wither and die. Others
are devoured, and few see
the light of day
Battling pests, drought, and
floods, the harvest will
be plentiful through.
I may not be the Cream of
the crop, but I’ll keep you
from starving away
-Jordan
Poem no. 24: Cream of the Crop
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – August 13, 2023
Humble beginnings
A small city of all heart
Raised the man of art
-Jordan
Haiku no. 22: All Heart
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – August 4, 2023
One day for the honorable men
helping raise the next generation
What would sons be without them?
Today, I am grateful for my dad
He taught me kindness and strength
I wish I saw you more than I had
You never were such a bother
Through good times and rough
I shall always honor thy father
-Jordan
Poem no. 23: Father's Day
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – July 16, 2023
Through blood, sweat, and tears,
The book finally written
As I turn the page
-Jordan
Haiku no. 21: page Turner
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – July 9, 2023
Lemons and Limes are to share
The fresh scent of citrus fruit
Permeates the cool summer air
Grown from the same delicious kind
Consume concentrated if you dare
As their juices are mighty sour,
Lemon and Limes are on my mind
In my hands, I possess the power
Treats to enjoy while admiring dimes
During the summer in evening hours,
Savory taste of Lemons and Limes
From their zest to the seeds inside
Remaining nutritious and sublime
Throughout the warmest season
I could eat them all the time
-Jordan
Poem no. 22: Lemons and Limes
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – June 25, 2023
Morning dew dripping
Down the grass’s blade to earth
Nature’s elixir
-Jordan
Haiku no. 20: Nature's Elixir
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – June 18, 2023
What are birds without a song?
Just rats floating in the sky,
Wings snap, crash into the ground,
Without a sound, what are we now?
A nomad with no place to rest
Like a fish out of the water,
The body has betrayed itself
We are birds without a song
Inmates of the silent prison
All alone now, just a pariah
A fate far worse than death
-Jordan
Poem no. 21: Birds without a song
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – June 11, 2023
Cool evening breezes
the sun on the horizon
With it comes pink skies
-Jordan
Haiku no. 19: Evening Sunsets
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – June 4, 2023
While you may see me as
just a failure,
As long as I breathe,
I’ll never quit
There’s no stopping me
from being merrier
Knocked down nine times but
I’ll get up ten times
I may be down, but I’m
never out of the fight
Adding trophies to my
growing shrine
Failing is actually a
grand life lesson
A path to unforeseen
success and riches
And the realization that
you are not less than
-Jordan
Poem no. 20: lesson of failure
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – May 28, 2023
Life is like a rock
Routine rooted as boulders
Just pebbles to throw
-Jordan
Haiku no. 18: Rocks
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – May 21, 2023
Today we celebrate our mothers
For they give us everything
Including our sisters and brothers
They nurture us and provide protection
Guiding us so that we may go
towards the right direction
Women so beautiful, fearless, and strong
Raising children and making them
feel like they belong
Thank you for your endless tender care
For a mother’s love feels
like an answered prayer
-Jordan
Poem no. 19: Mother's day
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – May 14, 2023
Know when you’re wanted
It’s not worth your sanity
Just keep moving on
-Jordan
haiku no. 17: Move on
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – May 7. 2023
With spring just on the horizon
Yellow pedals sprout, taking over
A swift conquest by these weeds
In summer, the flowers turn white
Kids blowing seeds into the wind
Spreading all the dandelion dreams
When the cycle ends, magic stays
Next year they shall return again
Making the next generation gleam
-Jordan
poem no. 18: Dandelion Dreams
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – April 30, 2023
An osprey’s great call
Echoes throughout the bayou
Its water domain
-Jordan
Haiku no. 16: Osprey's domain
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – April 23, 2023
Hunting for gilded treasure
“X” does always mark the spot
Your heart is a locked chest
Hidden on a deserted island
I’m the one key that opens it
Loosening those steel chains
Letting the blood flow again
Inside reveals some riches
The gold ripe for the taking
Its light shining in the dark
-Jordan
Poem no. 17: Key to your heart
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – April 16, 2023
My soul floats on clouds
The skyis blue as can be
Light as a feather
-Jordan
Haiku no. 15: Sky Souls
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – April 9, 2023
My gaze admiring an old mirror
Cloudy, dirty, stained, and cracked
Showing no matter how much we yearn
There is no going back to the past
While it cannot tell me who is
In fact, the prettiest of them all
The damaged glass illustrates
All my misery and battle scars
I wish it were a kinder reflection
Then again, the ugliness and pain
Reminds me that I’ve come so far
The mirror is no longer pristine
Marks of the world upon its surface
reflected back, a sight to be seen
-Jordan
poem no. 16: A kinder reflection
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – March 20, 2023
The trees bleed resin
Pools of sap devour all
Casket of amber
-Jordan
haiku no. 14: Amber
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – March 12. 2023
While in my mortal
sins, I drown
A symbol to remind me
there is a savior
Ashes…ashes we all
fall down
Rejecting evil that lead
souls to burn
A mere man trusting
in the Lord
I am but dust and to dust
I shall return
-Jordan
poem no. 15: ash wednesday
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – February 26, 2023
The knights of the air
Flying under no one’s boot
Free as an eagle
-Jordan
Haiku no. 13: Free bird
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – February 18, 2023
Your words cut me like a blade
Burning me like the fire of the sun
I hide but there is no escape
No matter how far I try to run
The good old days are over
When did we stop having fun
With no choice I stare into your eyes
Your gaze leaves me undone
Yet I hold my ground and stand firm
As our fight has only begun
You will pay for your misdeeds
You have the knife but I have the gun
-Jordan
Poem no. 14: No escape
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – February 10, 2023
Waves wash away tracks
Like God cleanses all our sins
Begin a clean slate
-Jordan
haiku no. 12: Washed Away
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – January 23, 2023
You proudly wear that
mask of glam
Larping as a deity with
false perfection
A strangers’ attention
reinforcing the sham
ait’s never enough the
insatiable lust for fame
“Fans” cheer you on as
you lose yourself to a cam
You feast on the rotten
fruit of the world
All while I remain true
to who I am
-Jordan
Poem no. 13: Mask of glam
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – January 15, 2023
Fireworks go off
A sign that The New Year has come
Just another day
-Jordan
hAIKU NO. 11: A NEW YEAR
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – January 1, 2023
Tree coated with the fresh scent of pine
Our spirits, at long last free to intertwine
Holiday lights turn on and shine bright
All gifts and goodies are wrapped tight
Santa atop the roof with his reindeer
To spread intoxicating Christmas cheer
In the morning, we open the presents
Soak in the happiness and stay present
While this blissful joy may soon end,
Toast to the time together we’ll spend
-Jlo.poetry
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – January 1, 2023
poem no. 12: Christmas pastime
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – December 30, 2022
Sitting by a warm fireplace
Yet my blood runs so cold
My purpose forever displaced
Unraveling by the threat
The needle piercing my soul
Similar to a drawn sword
My body sewn back together
With your knitted words
-Jordan
Poem No. 11: Knitted Words
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – December 18, 2022
Sky peacock feathers
the rainbow reminds us all
of God’s big promise
-Jordan
haiku no. 10: Sky peacock feathers
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – December 11, 2022
I walk a lonely road,
the only one that I have ever known
A bumpy path to bring my woes
Not by choice, but I am prone
to getting lost. I don’t know where to go
I just want to find my home
Through all my highs and lows
In the end, I always end up all alone
I hope you enjoy the show
-Jordan
poem no. 10: A lonely road
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – December, 4, 2022
Stuffing our faces
With times of squashed pleasantries
Long live family
-Jordan
haiku no. 9: Giving Thanks
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – November 26, 2022
On nights where it’s too much
to bear the numbing pain
Peek at the scars that reveal
the demons you’ve slain
-Jordan
poem no. 9: Scars of Demons
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – November 20, 2022
The flowers in bloom
Spring arrives with its beauty
Love is in the air
-Jordan
Haiku no. 8: Spring's Arrival
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – November 13, 2022
Anxiety encasing me like a silky cocoon
Tangled in brittle emotional state
A hug is an escape from this sickness
The warmth ables me to sprout my wings
Light as a feather I am finally liberated
Your love provided the sweet release
-Jordan
Poem no. 8: power of hugs
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – November 6, 2022
The clover is picked
The four leaves decay away
Luck doesn’t exist
-Jordan
haiku no. 7: Lucky me
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – October 30, 2022
We keep kicking the can down the road
prolonging the inevitable conflict
For the next generation to give it a go
We keep kicking the can down the road
wasting time knowing we won’t be here
Indifference has made our progress slow
We keep kicking the can down the road
Leading toward a point of no return
The question is how well this shall bode
Now we forced the children to act
Leaders deprived them of what they’re owed
-Jordan
Poem no. 7: can of conflict
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – October 23, 2022
The man made of bronze
Seeking riches in silver
On roads paved of gold
-Jordan
Haiko no. 6: riches
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – October 18, 2022
The irresistible force meets
the immovable object
Your angelic voice cracks
my stone heart
A consequence that your
Beautiful presences projects
You’re the only woman that
made me swoon
I thought love was for
hopeless suckers,
but I would go over the
moon, just for you
-Jordan
poem no. 6: over the moon
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – October 9, 2022
On the mountain summit
Clear skies and nature’s bounty
Head among the clouds
-Jordan
Haiku no. 5: The Mountain Summit
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – October 3, 2022
Palms sweaty and knees weak
You have stolen my heart
I would ask you out only
If we weren’t so far apart
-Jordan
Poem No. 5: Love not to be
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – September 24, 2022
Blue heavens turn gray
wollen clouds looming over
The sky is falling
-Jordan
Haiku no. 4: Falling sky
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – September 18, 2022
Just us, we always got by
Thick and thin my friend
You have been by my side
All the way to the end
-Jordan
poem no. 4: friends
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – September 11, 2022
In Fall the leaves change
Carried by the gust of wind
Taken from their home
-Jordan
Haiku No. 3: Autumn Signs
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – September 4, 2022
My voice lies trapped and festering inside
Until the line of the final letter tapers
Then the numbing pain can at last subside
With these thoughts rooted on paper
-Jordan
Poem no. 3: THoughts on paper
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – August 29, 2022
The Shepherd of Souls
Take me to my final rest
Paradise of Saints
-Jordan
Haiku No. 2: The Shepherd of Souls
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – August 21, 2022
Walking together, my hand holding yours across the street
A dream in the strangers’ eyes, only to be all a facade
I give and give, yet receive little in return from you
You take and take, like a parasite affixed on my heart
Your powerful grip suffocating me more with each passing day
These gifts, just personal momentos to our hollowed love
Engraved reminders of all the pain you put us through
With the money spent, the emotions drained, and time wasted
I guess today on April 1st, I ended up as the true fool
-Jordan
Poem no. 2: The true fool
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – August 8, 2022
Why try to fit in?
If you were born to stand out
Just keep being you
-Jordan
Haiku no. 1: Be yourself
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – August 8, 2022
Please do not feel pity
God created me as I am
Please do not feel pity
This is all according to plan
Please do not feel pity
For I am no different from you
Society has your thoughts about me skewed
I also want a girl to hold and love
And to elevate myself to the heavens above
Please do not feel pity
Everything is how it should be
-Jordan
Poem no. 1: Do not feel pity
Poetry by Jordan Lopez – August 8, 2022