governing body : cuerpo directivo

he cries little bits of her heart
at a pivotal point in a pair
of boxes full of higher figures
where all thoughts of airsickness
rockets up the throat

infundia : infused
sollozaba : sobbed
truhán : rogue
aborrecido : abhorred
sayete : a short frock or skirt

say what you mean to say—

say: the first time my mom
checked my hymen
was when I was 13 years old
this accomplished nothing
but creating fear and doubt

this : esto
abhorred : aborrecido
scratched : rasguñada
i’m angry : estoy enojada

cuerpo directivo y docente : governing and teaching body

What I’m Reading:

“From time to time I show up in myself just long enough for people to know they are not in the room alone. Usually, these are people who expect something from me a near future, a not-too-distant future … Everything I say is to the best of my knowledge and next to nothing. It comes nowhere close.”

— Garielle Lutz / “Devotions”