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Luz de amanecer ~by Omar Vargas
You are, the dawn of light the first thing on my mind a Oaxacan queen, forever in my dreams that's why I take these pills so I can go...
Palabras Con Alas
May 17, 20221 min read
El camino de un adicto ~by Omar Vargas
I’m crazy every way getting crazier everyday look into my eyes feel eternally dead inside you don’t need a reflection when you see...
Palabras Con Alas
May 17, 20221 min read
Am I Still Exciting? ~by Alanie Vega
Am I still as exciting if my culture didn’t involve the 5th of May? The war of mi tierra that runs deeper than just Taco Tuesdays and...
Palabras Con Alas
May 16, 20221 min read
ID ~by David Quiroz
i. I felt traffic in my head, and the exhaustion in his fingers like he’d been laying brick for eight hours straight. Which he was. I...
Palabras Con Alas
May 16, 20221 min read
September 15, 2017 ~by David Quiroz
It was 9:05 am I was standing across room 118. I don’t check my phone at work, a twelve-year-old notices everything call me out for it....
Palabras Con Alas
May 16, 20221 min read
November 8, 2016 ~by David Quiroz
The day started with hope glistening through the air. Resilience in my heart pounding its way out Freedom in my pocket, trying to escape...
Palabras Con Alas
May 16, 20221 min read
Eavesdropping ~ by David Quiroz
I overheard a woman talking Her two sons are DACA recipients Ellos son DACA She’d tell everyone How do I tell her not to tell strangers...
Palabras Con Alas
May 16, 20221 min read
Naked ~ By Yesenia Luna
I am naked. See right through me. I have nothing to hide. I am not afraid nor have things to lose. I open my heart and arms out to you....
Palabras Con Alas
Apr 27, 20221 min read
Falling ~ By Yesenia Luna
It feels like I am falling. Falling out of love. Falling out of luck. Falling into a deep depression. Falling out of place. Falling;...
Palabras Con Alas
Apr 27, 20221 min read
Broken ~ By Yesenia Luna
She drenches herself with Chanel’s Mademoiselle and wears her fiery red lipstick. She doesn’t believe in love anymore and says alcohol is...
Palabras Con Alas
Apr 27, 20221 min read
Van Gogh ~ By Yesenia Luna
Next to The Starry Night is where you belong. Mom was the canvas, and dad the paint. Creating you was their final work of art. Every...
Palabras Con Alas
Apr 27, 20221 min read
More to Love ~ By Yesenia Luna
What makes me any different than you? Sure, I am plus size, but I am still human. I may not be able to fit into this, that, but I am...
Palabras Con Alas
Apr 27, 20221 min read
Mi español me huele a inglés ~by Cokí Apito
Desde pequeña, mi mamá me pintaba las uñas de azul, Pero parecía que siempre sacaba el azul de un viejo baúl Y por eso nunca me gustó el...
Palabras Con Alas
Apr 13, 20222 min read
Yo soy Mujer ~by Cokí Apito
Yo, Yo soy Mujer. La que hizo a todo el mundo Y a quien dejaron sin rumbo. Yo, Yo soy Mujer. Sé que tú hiciste el nombre, Pero sabes que...
Palabras Con Alas
Apr 13, 20222 min read
De rubíes y cruz de malta ~by Cokí Apito
Ojalá supieras cuán innecesaria es tu preocupación De decidir con antelación la armadura de tu caparazón. No sé de qué piensas que te...
Palabras Con Alas
Apr 13, 20222 min read
I am From – Yo Vengo De… ~by Jocelyn Lopez-Rodriguez
I am from a country of opportunities, where being a citizen will get you places. I am from 4th of July celebrations, to Christmas...
Palabras Con Alas
Feb 6, 20221 min read
Parte de un Momento ~by Omar Vargas
Me despierto con la canción “Me voy” de Julieta Venegas el olor del desayuno exagera, corriendo a la ventana abierta el sol haciendo...
Palabras Con Alas
Apr 1, 20211 min read
Passing by ~by Omar Vargas
Felt like it was yesterday 1,825 days have passed by thought you would be the One until you showed me your true colors I even said, you...
Palabras Con Alas
Apr 1, 20211 min read
A “hunnid” love song ~by Omar Vargas
This is dedicated to the one I love she lives on my block and that’s the best part you my soulmate, angel baby, nena, cinderella, pretty...
Palabras Con Alas
Apr 1, 20212 min read
The Tinted Car ~by Omar Vargas
On my way home from work, the sun's gone driving the same route, passing the liquor store there's a car with their high beams on I think...
Palabras Con Alas
Apr 1, 20212 min read
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