| Offerings of creative writing, poems, short stories, memoirs, etc. |
Picture imperfect
I trust you Do you trust me ? It’s okay I promise I won’t show anybody your safe with me Don’t worry I put my trust in you Until everyone started to look at me different Until the whispers began Until I had unwillingly Shown myself to everyone Shutting myself in Was it all my…
Echoes of Innocence
When night comes a silence is present,As I wonder within my mind,Your gaze illuminates the night like a beacon Of calm, eternal light, I wonder… if beneath the moon’s pale watchful eye, they whisperednames, they wove the lie. A silver halo on the darkened land, where it witnessed her light, a truth they could not…
To My Future Self: A Love Letter Across Time
To my future self, Do you remember when we were little and used to carry our cabbage patch kid around the Montebello Mall? We would stroll around the mall with it nestled in a Disney Princess bassinet. Can you imagine how adorable we must have looked — walking around diligently caring for our little baby…
“The Honor of Being a Woman”
Deep inside a woman’s womb There is life being brought to lifeThe rhythm of nature The rhythm of creating a masterpiece The power being held in someone’s hands Releasing tiny seeds that wait patiently Each egg whisper of life yet to beBeautiful and floreshing bump yet to beCries, cries, pains pains, yet beautiful power being…
The Uncertainty
The thought of having an abortion is scary to any woman, let alone someone who is in their early twenties, and having to come close to having to make that decision. As a person who grew up in a very traditional Hispanic household, the topic of having sex always consisted of being a sin and…
Nada Mas Que Decir (Nothing Left To Say)
Queridx Juanito, So many words left unsaid, So Many Memories, So Many Dreams, So Many Laughs. I never told you how much your strength carried me through and what your sisterhood meant to me during our time in ICE Detention. As the world was entering a frightening pandemic nightmare, we were living our immigration nightmare.…
