1.
Still dons his guayabera at church. Still scuttles
across rooms reliving the soccer matches of his youth
in Barranquilla. Still hears his mother declaring, "In this house
we are ruled by only education and God." Still sings his favorite
cumbias as he waters the garden. Still mourns his great
aunt killed by her alcoholic husband. Still giggles
with his wife as they watch Cantinflas confound
his foe with nonsense discourse. Still holds a grudge
against the winter wind of Lake Michigan. Still prays
at every meal, promising to turn its energy
into love. Still smitten with the scent of aguacate, the taste
of butter pecan. Still hides for his grandchildren to seek him.
2.
Still his church scuttles
rooms r ing his youth
a quill . Still he is other cl ing his house
led by an ill his favorite
cumbias a garden urn is
killed by alcohol . Still giggles
With wife he Can confound
his nonsense course. Still
the winter wind an ill prays
at every meal, sing to turn
into smitten aguacate, he
can till his children see him.
3.
Still scuttles
rooms in s outh
a quill Still other ing his use
ill s a rite
bias a den
killed by a co ol Still giggles
if he Can con
nonsense . Still
inter wind ill rays
At eve sing to
smit e agua
an ill chi d e s him.
4.
Still
ill ill
ill
illed ill
. Still
ill
ill .
5.
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Issue 68
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Editor's Note
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POETRY
- J. Mae Barizo
- Aziza Barnes
- Stephen J Boyer
- Wo Chan
- Cathy Linh Che
- Rio Cortez
- Maxe Crandall
- Justine el-Khazen
- Jessica Rae Elsaesser
- Rachel Eliza Griffiths
- Monica Hand
- Ricardo Hernandez
- Paul Hlava
- Rosamond S. King
- Esther Lin
- Andriniki Mattis
- Vikas K. Menon
- Timothy Ree
- Danniel Schoonebeek
- Andrew Seguin
- Xena S Semjonova
- Vincent Toro
- Paul Tran
- Aldrin Valdez
- Jeannie Vanasco
- Tishon Woolcock
- Yanyi
- Elizabeth Zuba