firsts: fragments and love stories

Words by John Ilagan. Photos by Kristin Cornejo.

Frankie Torres
Aug 29, 2017 · 2 min read

L O V E B L I N D

Lessons, never lovers;
houses, never homes.

I can be so many things,
but not your love,
and not alone.


THE CLIFF AND THE WAVE

A girl doesn’t choose
who she falls for;
the heart is gravity’s
plaything.

But damned if birds
don’t still have wings;
we decide whose hands
we’re caged in.


“FOR A”

The sun hadn’t known
his brightness,
until he took a lover.

The irony of love
is yourself shining in another.


EDEN

It wasn’t that you loved
like an angel heaven sent.

The way you breathe
my name like prayer

I return to where
I was always meant.

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Frankie Torres

Written by

Singer/songwriter. These are my liner notes.

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