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These are the Rules of the House
We don’t say sorry.May I go outsideto play hide and seek?The stars are darkoutside.No puedes.Ni aguantes.You are not allowedto askquestions.Once my mother said:you don’t knowhow to live alone.She may as welltold meI cannot survivewithout a man.And is it so bad?May I come with you,dear brother, please.I want to learnthe game.And in this hourno one really…
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somewhere dark in guánica bay
to reach el punto pastthe cliffs — fifty metersof rock abovethe ocean do not speed up or you will meetan untimely deathfar out, en el punto,men devouranother. an older manteaches me this freedomcalladovaronilno afeminadoscasadoven atrás el árbol,in the shadowto watch our shadowscome nearerdo not look into the eyes no questionsdo not touch the face no…
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i am ruin // mi mansión
Themes: labor, inherited trauma, survival, desire, intimacy, bilingual i am ruini wake in a king-sized bed, four pillows deep enough to sink under cold to the touch i like it that waylike evening rum slow and burning left alone long enough,this is a bed where i could be wrecked by past present future lovers i…
Luis E. Santos 