I AM GOOD

Yesterday, a student I’ve been mentoring was suspended for giving a xanax to another student. He was expelled earlier in … Continue reading I AM GOOD

De Gotita en Gotita

Why getting your dream all at once can feel like too much: My grandma used to say, “De gotita en … Continue reading De Gotita en Gotita

The work of the Border Angels (Angeles de La Frontera) is driven by the following words: “When I was hungry, who … Continue reading Desert Water Drop (Borderlands)

In my heart I carry the memory of when I first me you. I asked if you were mine; Tita … Continue reading The Alchemy of Your Presence

I’ve held on to this poem for quite some time, now. It pierced my soul, made me feel some kind of … Continue reading broken english

“La Linea” they call it – bars of steel built to disrupt the natural order of migration. There are no … Continue reading La Linea (The Border)

One day I became conscious enough to ask, “Who Am I?” To which a powerful, but at the time, indistinguishable … Continue reading Whole

Two days prior to my grandma, Tita, dying, she asked Carmen and I to give her a bath. “Escojeme una … Continue reading The Tear of Death

You say you want to go to war. Destroy the enemy. War, against Who? What if you were the daughter … Continue reading Who would you want to go to war with?