Poem collection By Keyly Sandoval

Artist Statement

The inspiration behind my poems are about the pain and loss I have experienced in my life. My poems don’t necessarily have a specific theme or message but rather express my feelings and emotions strongly. I hope that whoever comes across my work can either relate to it or understand my vulnerable side that most people do not get to see. Poetry has been able to help me put my emotions into words that have helped me heal. Whenever I feel overwhelmed, I use poetry to help me work through what I am feeling. 

Keyly Sandoval

Keyly Sandoval is a third year student majoring in Family Studies with a minor in Political Science. Her poems are inspired from past trauma and other people’s points of views. Her writing acts as a vessel that channels love, loss, pain, & resilience.

​His Ocean Tides                                                                                          
I’ve been having dreams of your waves crashing into me
Feeling the ocean tides wipe out every inch of me
Pushing up against me while it slowly takes over me
You pull me back in just to spit me out
I’ve been having dreams of your waves crashing into me
Dreams of me dying in your arms
Dreams of the tide rising
Promises and memories wrapped around my neck
Your words wrapped around my ankles as they all sink me into your ocean bed
My soul slowly leaving my body until it evaporates and becomes the fresh breeze that lingers over your sea every morning
 
My Truth
Truth spilled from my lips
The truth that you pretended not to hear
Truth that was swept underneath the carpet
and that you let fester and rot inside for years,
denied it to yourself over and over again
Truth that wasn’t pretty
Truth of what and how you silenced me

My soul slowly leaving my body until it evaporates and becomes the fresh breeze that lingers over your sea every morning

​Roses
I loved every single one of my roses
Never seen so much beauty
I ripped off all the petals and was left with nothing but thorns
Sharp, stabbing thorns that I never accomplished to love
Thorns that I then ripped off which left me with nothing but trying to grasp for life
 
Nightly Prayer
God?
Father?
Turn me into a bird
Let me spread my wings
Let me rise above it all
Let me fly far, far away to pass the point of no return
Not heaven nor hell
Elevate my spirit
Turn my heart into stone
Let me only feel for myself and no one else
Not water nor blood
Let me depend on no one but me
Don’t let me feel
Make me feel nothing
Absolutely nothing.
Empty my heart and mind
Let me rebuild myself with your divinity
 
Life Isn’t a Fairytale
You shot me down
Clipped my wings
Took away my voice
And gave me pain
I cried out and no one heard me
Life isn’t a fairytale
God damn these fairytales
No one came to save me
I screamed and screamed
I waited a thousand years
But it took me an eternity to figure out no one ever comes
There is no Prince Charming
It’s either you become your own hero or you die waiting
You shot me down but I didn’t die
Clipped my wings but I still flew away
Took my voice away but I discovered a new one
You may have taken advantage of my body but you never touched my soul