I'm a Prickly Pear Cactus and Everything Around Me is Soft,  Puncturable

emerald medrano

 

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. . . I get to the main stage, and I am hit with a wave of people, bright blue and orange, loud music. Saturated . . .

Arboledo del Rio

elvira gutierrez carrete

 

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. . . Las manos reviven para mí

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a un fantasma que se acerca

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Las ramas son

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manos impacientes, circulan como

 

sangre por las venas . . .

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Imperfect Timing

dalia hajir

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. . . That’s it. Millie throws a pebble, flinging her arm so hard it hurts. It hits Veronica’s forehead. A sharp scream. Veronica bends, clutching her head. Mrs. Murphy kneels and moves away Veronica’s hand to see. . .

Seafoam Green Sweetgrass

uryah ramirez

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 . . .  But when we need to find her, 

       She’ll still be dancing

within the lines of her poems, these

mountains will always

remember her name. . . .