The Opposite of Abandonment
Credit
Copyright © 2023 by Alexis Aceves Garcia. Originally published in Poem-a-Day on October 31, 2023, by the Academy of American Poets.
About this Poem
“Watching someone die is a kind of intimacy. In grief, I keep, I cherish. I bring lilies for my dead. I learn how to stay.”
—Alexis Aceves Garcia
Author
Alexis Aceves Garcia
Alexis Aceves Garcia is a Mexican trans poet.
Date Published
10/31/2023