Identity is not fixed. It’s more a multifaceted, fluid, ever-changing looking glass through which we view the world. Yet one of the most profound filters we interpret reality with remains unchanged throughout our lives. As a migrant who left her native country 20 years ago, I have spent as much […]
“Dear Reader, beware. You think you’re reading my poems, but in truth, they are reading you. My words are mirrors and windows. Your reaction is merely a reflection of your own nature and experiences.” — John Mark Green Introspective writing, such as journaling, has an incredible potential for healing as […]
Love And the skin tingled with every look.And the hairs raised at every touch.Not a single elevation in her chest went unnoticed.And the tightness in her shouldersfelt like the only thing that kept her standing.Like a rigid framefull with a warm thick fluid. That was love for her. A state […]
Sangre brillanteque fluye entre mis piernas.Pedazos de vida que no estuvo de ser.Mi sangrebrillantepours life out of me.And I’m tired.Sangrepools between my legsand like a leafdepleted crumplesand fallsto rest.Rest.I’d like to be like a leaf.And as I’m being depletedcrumpleand layto rest.But mi sangrecalls to silence.Silence of a consumed body.Ignored.Rejected.Because mi […]
The robin redbreast had a message The robin had something to say. A song of renewal amongst the trees. A chirp to cheer el primer sollozo of the newborn. And like in mama’s womb a sliver of light se filtra por el Este. Y el petirrojo says: Come out! Emerge! […]
