I need to get closer to Source; God, Mother Earth, the universe. I believe in all three. Interestingly this was my therapist’s recommendation. “You are not alone. Before you make a decision on where to go, you need to go back to Source and ask for guidance. You need to get close to Source.” I [...]
Category: storytelling
Body
I am having trouble belonging to my body This fact is not new I can hear my mother screaming at me “I can’t do anything about it!” She was in shock that I believed that she had power Power over her words Power over her actions Power over her life Power over her body Patriarchy [...]
I Wasn’t Ready To Tell My Story
I told my story. Well actually, I told the parts of my story that were causing me immense pain. I did not want to tell it. What I experienced was too traumatizing and I had been working on healing for years. I had been working my way up to be able to tell my story [...]
It’s Time To Come Home
I lost a mother figure I forgot how to love So I was instructed to get closer to Mother Earth Lay down and feel her pulse Cry out to her and give her your tears I was asked if I came from a line of healers Curanderas and herbalists What are their gifts? The power [...]
I Am Safe
I had to learn to think quickly and strategically Or I would not have survived My body was my teacher Although I am currently safe My thoughts don't believe safety is possible And they refuse to let my body rest Angelica Flores
Jail Bars
Jail barsCages for humans who committed crimesMade mistakesBut no one is born meanNo one is born a murdererIt’s a punish them type of societyBut never a punish the systems that created these circumstancesBlack and brown bodies behind barsCome with dark pastsDark storiesStories that wrote themselves with black and brown children as main charactersVictims of cycles [...]
Dark World
The nation woke up but the nightmares won't disappear The darkness covers our light And when we wake up, we still see darkness even after the sun comes up We cry ourselves to sleep And we cry ourselves awake The moments in between seem like worlds away and time goes slow and then it speeds [...]
Sculpture
I broke myself in pieces this year and I am proud of it It's the first time that I didn't let anyone decide whether I am a piece of art worth keeping I am not perfect but I could see what they all saw It turns out that a sculpture cannot stand if fear is [...]
Out-Of-Body
I have out-of-body experiences oftenMy body hasn’t belonged to me in a long timeI feel like I’m renting out my organsMy stomach and chest won’t let me back inI haven’t paid my duesAll that my body requires is loveBut I don’t have enoughIt’s the same shit every monthMy trauma doesn’t let me live with myself [...]
Amerikkka In Flames
It is all burning downThe stars are falling from our flagThe red stripes are spilling on the floor like bloodThe blue stripes side with the terroristsWe cannot describe what we are experiencingThis is what happens when the American government allows white supremacists fan the flames of hateAnd these politicians think that their constitution is the [...]
