Tag: poetry
La Reconquista (the regaining)
Everything changes, yet, everything stays the same. It’s that the final days of the world are also the first of the new life. That’s how everything...
La Reconquista
Todo cambia, también, todo queda lo mismo. Es que los últimos días del mundo fueron también los primeros de la vida nueva. Y así es todo: diferente,...
All Brooks Hazed In Twilight
All brooks hazed in twilight Soft hissing steam fills the air In the shadow of a falling sun The night reveals reptilian eyes Quietly searching a minefield Seeking a...
Echos of the Heights
Roar of thunder hear my cry, Do you hear your children sigh? Drops of sweat on their brow, Blooded beaks of the crows. Dawn breaks before their eyes. Heaving...
No Place Like Home
They call LA the City of Angels but I wasn’t made to have wings. You taught me to keep my feet on the ground with my head...
got it, goose
tense shoulders and cracked dry hands and quiet car rides and loud pool days. tall trees and the kitchen sink and a stash of empty smarties wrappers. resting...
The Expectations of College Life
“The next four years will be the best years of your life” They repeat the same mantra over and over again Putting this grandeur idea of...
It is Already Over
Red Light It was right there. Small and fragile but the light existed— maybe only for a moment. Shining on my bare chest. Tattoos with that tinge of red. Dog...
My Grandpa’s Sister
I was in deep distress for a while,
Worried that I’d forget your face,
The placement of each individual wrinkle,
The way your mouth moved when you...