Sonnet’S Glory and His External Thoughts: Inspired by the Goddess; Written by the Astronaut

By Eric E. Azpeitia Jr.

Discover the insight of how the author, Eric E. Azpeitia Jr., obtained a new innocence about beauty and love. Throughout his life, Eric has encountered a variety of people and love interests shaping his perspective and altering his self-expression. His poems intertwine with the natural beauty of the world from both the pleasant and imperfect moments in his young life. Explore the depths of his mind as he poetically expresses his newly found innocence of love and afterthoughts from everyday observations of life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Dec 7, 2016
• ISBN: 9781524566609

Eric E. Azpeitia Jr.

Ever since he was a young boy, Eric E. Azpeitia Jr.’s mother has always told him how he sees the world with a different perspective than most. After his birth in Colorado, his family had steadily moved from state to state and city to city as he has learned to adapt to new surroundings and situations. He currently lives in San Antonio, Texas, as he pursues an education in psychology, creative writing, and English/English literature. After college, Eric plans to settle down in a similar environment as his birthplace and wishes to continue writing. All the excitement and passion coming from his first project has really inspired his desires, as he is now currently working on his next project.

Book preview

The Goddess of my Space

The shadows and stars outside my window

Draws me out like a spotted doe.

Headlights flash and I am caught

Between the cross hairs of two bows.

Emerged and fought;

A goddess and an astronaut.

My mind spins and faintly explodes;

Stay and prove my worth or

Hide in the dark all around.

Given a chance and I’ll run to the core,

Bring back a piece of that blue sun

To shine bright on your days of war.

Polytheism and arts taught.

You the goddess; I the astronaut.

Sniff; sniff, truffles so deep… A beauty so rare;

Hieroglyphs of you, a goddess to keep.

Surf the rings of Saturn and ride the belt;

Stars melt;

Hearts dealt.

Spinous stem at base of your flower.

P-E-T-A-L-S fall down but don’t suppress.

Let me be your prospect so my love can connect

Because these stars are about to shower.

Two roads diverged by one thought;

You are the goddess and I am the astronaut.

Astro’s Self Reflection

Who am I?

Alone I stand.

Seeking for answers they hid…

Answers others seem to forbid.

Inside my mind are memories of the past

And thoughts of the future.

I am from the cogitation of humanity—

An outcast of perception—

A seed symbolizing the brain— large inside an apple too small to contain.

Life is a Gift

Living in a shadow of fear,

My thoughts are contained within.

As my mind is trying to clear,

I hear the deadly sound of a violin.

I could not decide what path to travel

Until I saw a door unleashing a light.

The threads of my wasted life started to unravel

As my lips uttered a woefully dreaded Good night.

My eyes opened in a world of darkness

And I was frozen in disbelief.

I asked how he could be so heartless

And he said I was nothing more than a life thief.

Making amends gave me one more chance,

And now I