language borrowed from one-star yelp reviews of cemeteries and funeral homes I the workers lowered my aunt like if she was a dog, the casket hitting the sides– for a moment i thought the casket […]
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Grammar
Letters topple Over the curve of my bottom lip A rusty red bathtub Overflowing Time spills over the edge And suddenly I am wet Soaked in a flood Of ticking whispers Saturating me in […]
Waitin’ Around
I met him on the square. He always played his accordion proudly and loudly, sticking out like a sore thumb against brick buildings and refined architecture. The people I knew in those days were a […]
Sugar
We have coffee together every night before bed. It’s nice to share a cup and a conversation about our day, whether we spent it together or apart. We typically share responsibilities around the home too; […]
a catalogue of six everyday objects
a grapefruit Lifelines trace the skin, cut inside and breathe in the hues of salt, sweet, bitter. Morose mornings fill the physical existence with each bite. Slurp the acidity that stirs the gut, and don’t […]
Spiral
If my ink pen could sing it’d sing to me A love ballad, the sweetest sound you’d ever hear Hums and hymns, like the doo-wop sang by the rugged The raspy high notes of […]
Holiday Poem
Thank you for the memories, you grew my love of karaoke and bread, and I tried to shrink your blood sugar. Thank you for the memories, Disneyland was fun, shortcuts into Space Mountain, electric lights, […]
CAMERAS DON’T LIE
The information age and technology have revolutionized the way we do everything. We live in a period coined “Network Society and Timeless Time,” by social scientists. It was November 13th, and the editorial staff of […]
Bushwick: Parte Dos.
Click here for Part I of this story, Bushwick: Parte Una. Mom stopped halfway through the block and reversed the car back to the steps of the basement. I had to hold myself back from […]
fata morgana
if i could have gone back i would have gone back but floating army tanks rolled over government agents and snatched a plainclothes security officer from the nezahualcoyotl reservoir if i could have gone […]