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Poems by Manny Ochoa

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Manny Ochoa, 22, was born in Tepic, Nayarit Mexico and has lived in Tucson for the past 17 years. Ochoa writes poetry and expresses his many thoughts in both Spanish and in English, as he is a native to both languages.

Ochoa said he is, “Inspired by nature, the human heart and mind, and the universal up and downs of life, and love.”

Read on to see three of Ochoa’s poems and the original images of the documents.

 

La lluvia

Como me siento aquí                             
Una vela a mi lado                                 
Mirando a la lluvia caer                                                                                                     
Sobra la tierra                                                                                                                          

Miro sobre la calle y
Me imagino tu y  yo
Bailando en los charcos
Mano a mano con amor

Y puedo oler tu cabello
Y siento tu aliento
Sobre mi cuello
Solo es una memoria

Y puedo saborear el
Chocolate que el tome
Los bonbones que me diste
Que cariño

Me obsesiono cada día
Que me siento en esta silla
Con una vela a mi lado
Estoy feliz cuando llueve.

The Rain

As I sit here
A candle by my side
Watching the rain fall
Upon the Earth

I look upon the street
And imagine you and i
Dancing in the puddles
Hand in hand with love

And I can Shell your hair
And feel your breath
Upon my neck
It’s only a memory

And i can taste the
Chocolate that I drank
The marshmallows you gave
How sweet

It haunts me everyday
That I sit in this chair
With a candle by my side
I’m happy when it rains.

 

Tu Compañía

Siento tus manos sobre mi brazo
Siento tus labios sobre mi cuello,
Puedas oler tus besos de vainilla,
Puedo tocar tu sonrisa linda. 

Dime que me amas y nada mas
Necesito oír tu voz
Nunca me dejes aquí sola,
Quiero tocar tu corazón

Te esperare aquí tocando,
Mi guitarra y tu canción,
Aunque no estés puedo sentir te,
En pensamiento cerca de mi.

En mis brazos quiero besar te,
En mis brazos quiero tocar te,
Tu compañía es todo el mundo
Tu compañía y nada mas.

 

Your Company

I feel your hands upon my arm
I feel your lips upon my neck
I can smell your vanilla kisses
I can touch your beautiful smile

Tell me you love me and nothing more
I need to hear your voice
Never leave me here alone
I want to touch your heart

I wait for you here, playing
My guitar and your song
Even though you’re not here I can feel
You in my thoughts close to me

In my arms I want to kiss you
In my arms I want to touch you
Your company is the whole world
Your company and nothing more.


Por la noche

Par el corazón
Y recogiola confusión
No cuernos mi sonrisa
La mente peligrosa

Esta noche
Es muy corta
El silencio se me antoja
No suelto la esperanza

Doy una vuelta del corazón
Ningún futuro mas el mío,
La mente me harde,
Miedo en el resultado.

Otra memoria linda
Otra pieza del amor
Que se ve por la ciudad
Que caminamos en locura

El bravo engaño
A la clausura
Y recuerdo la euforia
El tropiezo sobre las calles

La mejor de noches
Por un deseado beso
Ningún error como el mío
Pero brilla como tu, para siempre.

By Nighttime

I stop the heart
And pick up the confusion
I don’t burn my smile
The dangerous mind

This night
Is very short

I don’t loose hope

I have a turn of heart
No future but mine
The mind burns
Fear in the result

Another wonderful memory
Another piece of love
That is seen around the city
That we walked in madness

The bold decision
At the finale
And I remember the euphoria
The stumble through the streets

The best of nights
For a deserved kiss
No mistake like mine
But it shines like you, forever.






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