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κλείω Jan 2024

Was

And was it all worth it?

Jun 2023

Dormitory Corner

pretend

i would like to pretend
i can stay put,
my heart is full and rooted.
i feel my love has grown great arms,
branches stretching to embrace the enormity of your passion.
even still, the seed blooms.
i will never out of shame
and also of guilt
and partially of care
but not of love.
i fear i begin to understand my parents
both of them sinners
does that make me a monster?

κλείω Jun 2023

Rain

Whenever I walk in the rain I think of you
Of us.
We’re both 13 in the museum of science
Holding hands running through the rain exhibit
Testing how wet we get if we ran rather than walked
—-
I’m 23 and you’ll always be 18

κλείω Nov 2022

Idk

I want to be seen but I’m afraid to be perceived

κλείω Apr 2022

Child of immigrants

They learned to rebuild
Carrying the bricks on their backs
Memorized a whole new language and ignored people’s attacks

Nos enseñaron español
Visitamos Mexico cada año
Nos dicen “ponte un suéter
Porque el frío hace daño”

They made us who we are
A mosaic of two places
Feet firmly planted in both
Pride written across our faces

κλείω Dec 2021

Lights

I wish I could turn my tears into Christmas lights
So I could decorate my parent’s home without spending a dime
Maybe each light represents a day I needed them and
With each tear a new light pops up and I fear we are running out of time

κλείω Dec 2021

growing

In growing to love you I grew to hate myself