Posts filed under '"When Wings Speak"/ "Cuando las alas hablan"'
El o las alas/ He or the wings
He— the only man that came to her mind while putting on her guaraches she bought long ago in a guarache shop in San Juan de Dios; while driving to and from work through those familiar streets which she now drove through almost unconsciously (as it often happens with things that become mundane); he came to her at random times and moments. But most importantly, he came to her when no one else did.
Add comment January 4, 2006
Hands up high/ manos arriba
He
placed his hands up high
and, like a little girl, she couldn’t reach
he said they were there to protect her
she believed
and then one day
the sun no longer shined through them
He
didn’t mean to cut her off
didn’t mean to holler back
and yet she couldn’t speak
and when she did she had to scream
to be heard
only then it was too late
Add comment March 30, 2005
