Natalia Vela
Houston-based writer and artist.
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I Am Still Here Because I Am Not Ready To Say Goodbye
I wonder if I’ll ever be okay, and not just on the surface.
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A Story About A Good Set Of Breasts
Forget peek-a-boo tank tops. I can’t pull off just any neckline. Then there’s that little idea society has put into my head that I have to wear a bra with everything.
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I No Longer Wake Up In The Middle Of The Night Reaching For You
I’m burning here. I swear you can see the smoke from your street.
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Some Things You Should Probably Know That I’m Probably Not Going To Tell You
I just want to go everywhere and anywhere with you. I just want to get lost nowhere with you.
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This Is How You Change When You’re In Love, Based On Your Zodiac Sign
PISCES: You don’t retreat into your fantasy world as often, and you find yourself inspired by your significant other, not having to look for musings for your creativity elsewhere.
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I’m Afraid Of Heights, But You Make Me Want To Jump
You kiss me and every nerve inside my body braces itself.
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This Is Me Asking You To Look The Other Way If You Ever See Me Again
I am so very tired of being soft for you.
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Some Things I Do When It’s 2 AM And All I Can Think About Is You
All I can think about is you. Your kiss. How when you press your lips against mine I can tell you’re different.
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We Looked Nothing Like Love
it was either acknowledging we were living in hell and calling it home, pretending nothing was out of ordinary in that relationship we called a residence, or trading in the heat in houston for that of new orleans.
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Just A List Of Things That Have Made Me Think That Maybe I Can Be Happy Again
New books. Sometimes I think I'll never stop being numb, but I read something new and it makes me think that maybe I'm wrong.
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Screw Closure, Seek This Instead
The cities. The places. Everywhere you’ve always wanted to go to leave behind a tiny part of yourself. Everywhere you’ve always wanted to visit and leave carrying a part of it with you.
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You Can Find Love Again After An Abusive Relationship
You hate him almost as much as you love him, and you hate yourself a little for feeling both things.
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I Wonder If The Neighbors Could Hear Our Love Story
Did they know I was falling out of love before I did?
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A Poem To You And The Things That Shouldn’t Hurt But Do
the way you made your way into that thing i carry underneath my rib cage.
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You’re Not Crazy, He’s Gaslighting You, And Here Are 50 Ways To Be 100% Sure
He reframes conversations, memories, or stories to be retold in his favor.
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This Is How I’ll Love You, And This Is How I’ll Leave You
I will treat you like your atoms and mine trace back to the same supernova. Like you’ve always been, and infinitely will remain a part of me.
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35 Fascinating Facts Most Horror Fans Don’t Know About ‘The Exorcist’
The cast and crew believed the set to be actually cursed and a priest had to come bless it.