Carl R Nicolas : Writing

I Stay Far Away so the Two of Us Can Exist.

I Stay Far Away so the Two of Us Can Exist.

A Poem by Carl R Nicolas


I stay far away so the two of us can exist. Being too close causes friction, and stepping away has become my survival tactic. It is how I preserve our..
God’s greatest living miracles is a mother.

God’s greatest living miracles is a mother.

A Poem by Carl R Nicolas


Among all the wonders God placed into the world, His greatest living miracles is a mother. A reflection of compassion, sacrifice, protection, mercy, p..
The First Heartbeat we ever Trusted…

The First Heartbeat we ever Trusted…

A Poem by Carl R Nicolas


The first heartbeat we ever trusted… was our mother’s... There was a woman who stood between us and suffering with sleepless nights, t..
Everything shifted...

Everything shifted...

A Poem by Carl R Nicolas


Before you… happiness was something distant, almost theoretical...a vast, echoing quiet...a color I could not see...I existed, yes, but I did ..
A Mother’s Love…

A Mother’s Love…

A Poem by Carl R Nicolas


We try to define it. We reach for dictionaries and poems, but language… language keeps failing to hold it still... A mother’s love is im..
I'll Wait  But Not Endlessly.

I'll Wait But Not Endlessly.

A Poem by Carl R Nicolas


When I look at you, I see the horizon of a future. When you look at me, you see a trusted friend. I feel the fiery hope of something more, while you s..
Peace Builds.

Peace Builds.

A Poem by Carl R Nicolas


On this spinning earth, we are standing in a heavy, gray downpour of violence, a violence that does not only scream in the physical blow, but whisp..
A Devastating Theft.

A Devastating Theft.

A Poem by Carl R Nicolas


Somewhere along this long and winding road, many of us were taught that to give is to plant, that to love is to secure, that to sacrifice is to bu..
Fractures no one Sees.

Fractures no one Sees.

A Poem by Carl R Nicolas


I move with the crowd, matching their rhythm, mirror their smiles, blend into the ordinary, but beneath this forced practiced normalcy, there is ..
Beyond Goodbye.

Beyond Goodbye.

A Poem by Carl R Nicolas


Every morning that dares to begin again, my first quiet truth is you... My existence... it leans on yours... like a river leaning on its banks... Yo..

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