¿Te duele
Cuándo piques tu dedo?
No
Lo hago por pura diversión
Lo que duele

Down to earth
I am but of dust
Dust particles
I see floating in the air
Carbon molecules

How do you describe
A man so dramatic?
You can recognize him
From afar with his hat
Always the gentleman

I will be
Forever in debt
To my mother
Any gift
Would come up short

I cannot divide
My heart
Into four pieces
Equally
Geometrically

The whole world
Aches and groans
Do you feel her pain?
The human in me
Wants to heal mankind

I find richness
In the mixture
In what others disdain
Young people lost
Between two cultures

Your pain is far away
I hear it
But I do not feel it
Move closer
Let me know you’re here to stay

Stubbed toe
Red light
Ugly words
Ugly mouth
To shock

Well-intentioned stranger
Eyeing me limp through HEB
Why would you ask
If I stepped on a nail?
How do you know