It’s been more than seven years now
since we wanted to fly off the radar
skimming the ground,
cheating fate.
searching for a visa to a dream.
And ever since then, we’ve been eating the grapes
from afar, stepping outside the confines
of the squares crowded with fellow countrymen
keeping an eye on a clock
on the other side of the pond.
Category Archive: Lyrics
Disney y Susana Illera Martínez: una colaboración por La Familia
Por VozEs No fue hace mucho que platicamos con Susana Illera Martínez, autora colombiana radicada en Miami. Entonces nos contó que fue apenas en el 2018 que comenzó a desempacar su pasión por la literatura. Sin embargo, su audacia con la pluma la ha llevado a recibir varios reconocimientos por su obra, tal es asíSigue leyendo «Disney y Susana Illera Martínez: una colaboración por La Familia»
Anise-flavored doughnuts
By Loli Molina The smell of freshly baked anise-flavored doughnuts filled the air in the courtyard of Block One, the one next to the highway, behind the school, and across from the old vacant lot that had once been a sugarcane field. The neighborhood was never really the countryside, but it was enoughto… Continue reading “Anise-Flavored Doughnuts”
I am a strong pillar / I am a strong pillar
I am a strong column
I am a strong column
The ocean wonders if I am unbreakable
The ocean wonders if I am unbreakable
WE COME TO YOU
By Kurma Murrain We drift in every direction Driven by Boreas, Zephyrs, Notus, and Eurus Carried by the clouds we see in our dreams We move like leaves following the seasons Disintegrating in winter Crackling within us We yawn, stretch, and look to the sky to give thanks We pack our burdens, our dead,Continue reading “WE MOVE”
My life is a circle (that keeps moving forward)
By Jesus Redondo My life is a circle that never stands still, that is not a copy of anything. My life is a circle that moves forward. My life is a circle of mornings reflecting the moon, for the day has not yet broken, accumulating steps on my wrist. My life is a circle ofjourneysContinue reading “My life is a circle (that moves forward)”