Generation(s) of Resilience

  a soul, prophetic, slight hint of pathetic Is the damn War over? my only concern these hours   I fear mystery beyond madness I hear aftermath filled of silence mental, physical tremors of nothing   a grandmother weeps for her daughter a family lost it’s first child born healthy a nation greaves for it’s …

A Road Unforgotten (Pt.1)

  An introduction to this world is never given Only the strong will survive, they say Remaining will be nothing but perfection They say, words of judgment for days   Please, remain—try to refrain from Tying your shoe string to your tongue Refrain with joy Sometimes we don’t need such a tug In these times …

Lucifer’s Arrival

A Short Story Alejandro E. Barajas Sanchez Unfinished Version   Her name was M'Angel. We went to school together well through our toddler days and into my adolescence. She was the type of Already-A-Woman kind of person, usually leaving you feeling like a special someone you could call late at night before going to bed …

In the Beginning (Sample: Chapter 1)

The great news is that I've been in the process of writing a short fictional novel. Novel deals with race and love; dives into ideas about Machismo and being culturally different. Shit got me so excited that I need to share a fraction! Here it is; enjoy!! ------------------------------------------------------------- The world is one hell of a …

Clogged Ears

You’re only a problem:   When there’s too many of “you” alive             “Dam Mexican, get out of here!”             “Who invited the beaner?!”             “Better dead than not know English!”   When you feel weak because strength hasn’t fully befriended you             You survived 5 major relationships            You were …

Perspicacity

Answer me this: Has oppression shaken you up so much that your knees break? Your soul gets perpetually crushed? Every day feels like a struggle—a beautiful struggle? ‘Cause I have, And still do. - I spit analytical frameworks Through my breath I make sense of normalized oppression So I can decolonize my soul ‘Cause I …