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in peñuelas they knock down activists’ doors

for nina droz franco
drag
arrest
we assume the worst

but nina burns holes in the air
and we are also ashes
of another fire

para nina droz franco
arrastran
arrestan
asumimos lo peor

pero nina quema hoyos en el aire
y somos también cenizas
de otro fuego

the arc

which of these waters is yours?
i ask the sand,
but she ungratefully
says nothing.

which of these mountains do i owe?
i ask the sky,
but he is spoiled
and won’t answer.

Roque Raquel Salas Rivera

2022

enjoy our américa’s big party . . .
at the bottom of the sea!

PUBLIC SCHOOL TEXTBOOK ISLAS Y ESTRELLAS

wing

the wing of the sea is the wave;
the wave of the sky is the rain;
the salt of the rain falls as hail;
and the hail of hate rains in shots;

Roque Raquel Salas Rivera

2022

titá lines up the children and gives each an eraser. she says,
open your books and erase the names
of your grandchildren’s assassins.

Roque Raquel Salas Rivera

2022