Queso de Patas from Thrown in the Throat Benjamin Garcia güera they called my mother, whitest of seven siblings, though she was never white as snow or milk—her skin tinged amber like the Mexican cheese that smelled ofContinueContinue reading “Thrown in the Throat, by Benjamin Garcia”
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Forsythia — Original Poetry, Scribings and Photography
Perching between tangled trees,Blue jay, guide the wayHome as chunks of kickedSnow skid like Styrofoam.Creator of Earth, to waterAdded dirt, and deliveredKindling to Hell. Where are weHeaded chattering passerine? Heaven? I cannot tell, forcedTo dwell on the inconceivable;Quarantined like vased clippingsOf Forsythia, forced to flowerClusters of four yellow lobes Inside, away from the vibrantShining sunrays of earlyContinueContinue reading “Forsythia — Original Poetry, Scribings and Photography”
