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Outtake
blurred
the portrait with my sister
came out, clouded
camera had its own plan
to unsharp
yet it came out with a sensation
two unemotional figures
expressing
a sensation of distance
Outtake
blurred
the portrait with my sister
came out, clouded
camera had its own plan
to unsharp
yet it came out with a sensation
two unemotional figures
expressing
a sensation of distance
Christmas Eve
The father has been in the hospital
for three weeks; heart attack.
Not looking good, no longer coherent
vascular dementia, bedridden.
Christmas Eve
The father has been in the hospital
for three weeks; heart attack.
Not looking good, no longer coherent
vascular dementia, bedridden.
Expats
That day I walked into a barbershop in Santurce. That day the barber available was you. That day you were a gringo expat working a Puerto Rican job. That day you and I interacted and developed chemistry.
Expats
That day I walked into a barbershop in Santurce. That day the barber available was you. That day you were a gringo expat working a Puerto Rican job. That day you and I interacted and developed chemistry.
Daylight Savings Time
darkness dissipates
coldness evaporates
away with the stiffness
as the shell of ice cracks
and brightness outpours
Daylight Savings Time
darkness dissipates
coldness evaporates
away with the stiffness
as the shell of ice cracks
and brightness outpours
Homage
Baking polvorones has always been a labor of love. I pay homage to my ancestresses. My grandmother taught this recipe to my mother, who in turn taught me. But this is not your traditional polvorón recipe.
Homage
Baking polvorones has always been a labor of love. I pay homage to my ancestresses. My grandmother taught this recipe to my mother, who in turn taught me. But this is not your traditional polvorón recipe.
Rejoice
since childhood
time is better spent
at the beach
where the tide
kindly remembers us
and pelicans
bear witness
before we learned
the weight of ourselves
Rejoice
since childhood
time is better spent
at the beach
where the tide
kindly remembers us
and pelicans
bear witness
before we learned
the weight of ourselves
Bloodshot
rorschach
inside my eye
indecipherable
blood pressure
or high altitude
burst capillaries
a quiet explosion
deep dark
bloody maroon
worrisome
unsettlingly
Bloodshot
rorschach
inside my eye
indecipherable
blood pressure
or high altitude
burst capillaries
a quiet explosion
deep dark
bloody maroon
worrisome
unsettlingly
Towards a Gay Communism
Towards a Gay Communism
Overweight Fees
I shall place my body in this suitcase.
Naked, because of the overweight fees.
I will enter and emerge somewhere else.
Always a surprise, becomes the destination.
Although I’ve been to Puerto Rico, home,
countless times, it is always an adventure.
Overweight Fees
I shall place my body in this suitcase.
Naked, because of the overweight fees.
I will enter and emerge somewhere else.
Always a surprise, becomes the destination.
Although I’ve been to Puerto Rico, home,
countless times, it is always an adventure.
Paradigmata
your account reading $1.03
this political climate
the monkey brain at 3am
disagreeing with your sister
someone suggesting you are fat
Paradigmata
your account reading $1.03
this political climate
the monkey brain at 3am
disagreeing with your sister
someone suggesting you are fat
An Echo Skips a Name
internally
no sense of security
what is harmless?
what is harmful?
chronically
numbed out
potential danger,
making me feel alive
terribly
I must be
why else
would they treat me like that?
An Echo Skips a Name
internally
no sense of security
what is harmless?
what is harmful?
chronically
numbed out
potential danger,
making me feel alive
terribly
I must be
why else
would they treat me like that?
Instructions for Testicular Trauma
The first step is to undress. You must lift your arms as you lift your shirt over your head. Do this process slowly as you may end up tangled. Let go of the shirt once the wrists come out.
Instructions for Testicular Trauma
The first step is to undress. You must lift your arms as you lift your shirt over your head. Do this process slowly as you may end up tangled. Let go of the shirt once the wrists come out.
Memento
My love,
Thank you for blessing me
with these flowers.
Memento
My love,
Thank you for blessing me
with these flowers.
Maladies
Three pills for the aimless man…
Seven for the lord in his middle years…
Eight for a mortal man, doomed to die…
One for the plant lord on his couch throne…
Maladies
Three pills for the aimless man…
Seven for the lord in his middle years…
Eight for a mortal man, doomed to die…
One for the plant lord on his couch throne…
Aromatherapy
A waft of jasmine permeates…
It rains a misty shroud,
everything outside, dead.
A beacon in the dark months,
its aroma caresses
and i’m carried,
drifted into a daze;
body softened,
mind serene.
A waft of jasmine permeates…
Aromatherapy
A waft of jasmine permeates…
It rains a misty shroud,
everything outside, dead.
A beacon in the dark months,
its aroma caresses
and i’m carried,
drifted into a daze;
body softened,
mind serene.
A waft of jasmine permeates…
Cow
…I felt skinny as my belly dangled…
something is wrong with me or I don’t matter
are the hallmark of shame we never respond
to self-criticism by shoving away we have
endured past experiences of being
injured without trusted loved ones or peers
Cow
…I felt skinny as my belly dangled…
something is wrong with me or I don’t matter
are the hallmark of shame we never respond
to self-criticism by shoving away we have
endured past experiences of being
injured without trusted loved ones or peers
Disco Fever
As music blares out the speakers,
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs joyfully sing:
“Y que el silencio se convierta en carnaval!”
I dance in this small, dark living room;
my plants, hesitant dance partners.
“No te quedes que acá fuera es carnaval!”
Disco Fever
As music blares out the speakers,
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs joyfully sing:
“Y que el silencio se convierta en carnaval!”
I dance in this small, dark living room;
my plants, hesitant dance partners.
“No te quedes que acá fuera es carnaval!”
Ode to My Feet
Oh, ugly looking things.
I love you so much.
You take me everywhere
while I reach a cardio high;
my heart palpitates with joy.
Ode to My Feet
Oh, ugly looking things.
I love you so much.
You take me everywhere
while I reach a cardio high;
my heart palpitates with joy.
Horoscope
“People are happy to know you,”
read my horoscope today.
My brain immediately went like:
“Whom did it speak to and verify?”
“Could you show me proof, today?”
“How does it know they are happy?”
Horoscope
“People are happy to know you,”
read my horoscope today.
My brain immediately went like:
“Whom did it speak to and verify?”
“Could you show me proof, today?”
“How does it know they are happy?”
Paradise
Green thumb;
more like green fingers.
I thrive inside a planted terrarium.
A balanced ecosystem,
teetering.
It could become a mausoleum.
If I can’t care for my green friends,
how can I care for myself?
Paradise
Green thumb;
more like green fingers.
I thrive inside a planted terrarium.
A balanced ecosystem,
teetering.
It could become a mausoleum.
If I can’t care for my green friends,
how can I care for myself?
The Quest
I searched for Joy today.
At first, I felt lost.
I looked around my apartment;
behind the couch, in the cupboard.
The dust bunnies told me
they hadn’t seen her.
The Quest
I searched for Joy today.
At first, I felt lost.
I looked around my apartment;
behind the couch, in the cupboard.
The dust bunnies told me
they hadn’t seen her.
A Man on His Couch
Just lie on the couch.
All day.
Binge the show.
Empty the fridge.
Finish the bottle.
It’s all okay.
Just give up.
Tomorrow is a new day.
Maybe,
you’ll find the strength to restart.
A Man on His Couch
Just lie on the couch.
All day.
Binge the show.
Empty the fridge.
Finish the bottle.
It’s all okay.
Just give up.
Tomorrow is a new day.
Maybe,
you’ll find the strength to restart.
BMI
According to my BMI,
I am morbidly obese.
My 275 pounds of flesh
should be 160 of bone.
Never in my adult life
have I weighed 160 pounds,
but the BMI calculator insists
that 160 is the normal
I should reach.
BMI
According to my BMI,
I am morbidly obese.
My 275 pounds of flesh
should be 160 of bone.
Never in my adult life
have I weighed 160 pounds,
but the BMI calculator insists
that 160 is the normal
I should reach.
Clenched Teeth
Night comes,
just as drowsiness settles in.
Every noise-
the creaking of wood,
a car blasting music,
an unexpected far-off cry
stirs up a kind of storm in my brain,
a sudden, swirling whirlpool,
in which my mind
and the whole world are swept.
Clenched Teeth
Night comes,
just as drowsiness settles in.
Every noise-
the creaking of wood,
a car blasting music,
an unexpected far-off cry
stirs up a kind of storm in my brain,
a sudden, swirling whirlpool,
in which my mind
and the whole world are swept.
Thunder Thighs
My pants ripped today.
Out in public,
but no one noticed.
I wrapped my hoodie
around my waist.
Always the inseam.
These thunder thighs?
A gift from my mother.
The endless rustle
of flesh against fabric
devours every pair.
Thunder Thighs
My pants ripped today.
Out in public,
but no one noticed.
I wrapped my hoodie
around my waist.
Always the inseam.
These thunder thighs?
A gift from my mother.
The endless rustle
of flesh against fabric
devours every pair.