Don't Even...

Dear future employer/interview conductor
Please have in mind that you are to be courteous when conducting an interview
The interviewee does not need any snakiness on your behalf
If this is naturally your attitude then perhaps you shouldn't be doing any interviews
People will naturally have questions
If you aren't prepared to answer them
Then don't look for any new hires
And don't ask 'do you have any questions?'
Oh and when you put up the job post
Make sure that the description is the right one
Because by presenting a completely different job position
It is you, the one that is wasting another person's time

You don't have to be super nice,
But you don't have to be rude

Sincerely, someone is very happy to still be unemployed by you!

-Bionica

Different

For some, it's going to be what it is
Going through the actions the satisfy
A natural, human, carnal instinct
No emotions, just motions
Up and down, side to side or whatever it may be
Nameless with the goal of leaving you breathless
A few minutes in which you forget everything
To remember nothing

But for some others
Its way more than that
It's about the details
like the scent of someone's hair
the acne scar above the lip
the feel of calloused hands on the hips
or soft lips on the right shoulder

It's about the palpitations and shortness of breath
not because of the physical contact, but perhaps
because of the lack there of
It's about the absence that makes the heart swell
The sheer thought that brings longing for such a moment

It's more than that
It's the different between sex & love
-Bionica

One more try

They broke up on Sunday
It was Wednesday
And she already missed him
She couldn't help it

Why should she?
He was her friend
Her really good friend
Her really great kissing friend

But that had nothing to do with it
It's just that
Well, she was used to him
To talking to him everyday
Once in the morning, 2x in the afternoon
And then again before bed

He was more than a friend
He was her love
And she just couldn't stop thinking about him

How could she just cut him out?
Cold turkey?
Wasn't there a way to ween in the process of a breakup?

Probably not
So she caved
And she called him
She didn't hang up when he answered
She felt relief
And he told her
He told her he missed her
He said he really liked her
He told her he loved her

And so she pressed End Call
She closed her eyes
She slipped her phone through the zipper of her coat pocket
She opened her eyes
She took a couple steps
She stretched out her hand
And he just pulled her in

-Bionica

The Breakup

She didn't see it coming
How could she?
They weren't even dating
They were just friends for about 2 years and counting
Friends who would talk late at night
About the moon and the stars
No, not really

But they would talk about different issues
Why do guys do this?
Why do girls do that?
He was her go to man
Whenever she had a question
That only he could answer

And of course he was nice
Good looking
Tall dark and handsome
But they were just friends

And then the moment came
When the doors of honesty were opened wide
He told her how he felt
He liked her
He liked her a lot
She told him how she felt
She liked listening to what he had to say
She liked to imagine herself taking long walks
While he held her hand in his

But they were being honest
And honesty rules
So he told her
They could have it all
And still be just friends
But she wanted it all
and she didn't want to be just friends

-Bionica

The Buika Experience

She found her seat shortly after arriving at the venue
The Town Hall of Manhattan
The very same one she would pass daily
On her commute to work

The crowd was very mixed, people of all backgrounds
Of different ages, all sharing a great taste in music

She had no idea of what to expect
After all, it was her first time going to a concert alone
But she wasn't the only one
The woman next to her just happened to buy her ticket
That very evening about a half hour before

There was an opening act
A woman of whom she had never heard of before
But with the dimmed lights and her closed eyes
She was able to enjoy each sound that came out of
The singer's mouth

Like a Shakespearean sonnet whispered in her ear
She was able to fall in love with the song, it's lyrics, it's tone and its feel

Then the woman of the hour
The one that said that she wanted to be more than 'just a black girl'
Because for her, it's important to be 'every girl'
And why not?
Why not embrace the pain and the joy of every girl
And let it out

In a song that was all her own
And could never belong to anyone else
It was the way that she accompanied a story
To the melodic raspiness of her voice
The voice that went up and down with feeling

The timber of her voice was so strong
That you could feel the blues inside your chest
The way she did
The timber of her voice was so strong
That you could feel bulería alegre with each heartbeat
The way she did

A story of beauty is what she is
Because of the honesty that she so openly has
There is nothing wrong with saying the truth
Be it good or bad
And that's what she does
Teaching the listener that 'we all go through it'

Seeing Buika live is an experience for the heart, for the ears and for the mind!
-Bionica

Change

January 13, 2018

The first time she had ever walked into that office
was 6 years ago
her first day on the job
a fateful day in which she was introduced to everyone in the company
from the mellow custodian that made time in the elevator
to the president of the art program with the kind eyes
the kind of eyes that wrinkled in the corners whenever a smile came about

But that was 6 years ago
and so much had changed since then
these days employees came and went
the same way that air comes and goes
through those revolving glass doors
the ones you must pass to get into reception

The chemistry between employees still remained good
a genuine camaraderie between friends
between family

And that just happened to be what hurt the most
knowing that her days would no longer have
that playful banter while waiting for the elevator
listening to the silliest of jokes
the ones that made you laugh just because

So as she walked into that office
for the second time in her life
she knew that a change had come about
as her heart beat inside her chest
like a caged bird flapping its wings furiously
while moving it's beak up and down
trying to push open the door to freedom

She knew that the time had come
for her to flap her wings
and fly away
she was free to make a nest somewhere else
but still nostalgic for the goodbye that loomed
a goodbye to all she came to know
and all who she came to love

-Bionica

Green

As I watched an Expedition Truth rerun with Josh Gates,
I learned that more than half of Iceland believes in Elves
Construction is diverted for their preservation and care
Elves are lovers of the earth
They live to preserve nature in its essence

Perhaps Mr. Trump and a few other people should have
an elf encounter
You know, so that they could realize
Well climate change is real
We need to look after our home

I'm not trying to have earth disappear the way Krypton did
like in the movie with the cute Henry Cavill
Sigh–let's be more considerate
-Bionica