she
said we’d build
back
better build back
stronger desensitized
I
am postulating doubt
that
breeds like rancor
moss through cracked
tiles
in the patio
under
the lemon tree
a
moderate compassion
stings
like hortigas
that
make my tongue swell
my
bones sharpen the risk
of
digging in too deep
I
bag the sun and carry it
home in a matchbox
all
possibilities might
catch
fire
Elidio
La Torre Lagares earned his MFA in Creative Writing from the University of
Texas-El Paso. His work has appeared in Revista Centro Journal (City University
of New York), Azahares (University of Arkansas-Fort Smith), Sargasso
(University of Puerto Rico), The Acentos Review, Nagari, Malpaís Review, Ariel
Chart and The American Poetry Journal. Nominated for a Pushcart Prize, he currently
teaches literature and creative writing in the Department of Comparative
Literature at the University of Puerto Rico. In 2018, he was selected
University Press of Kentucky New Voices in Poetry award winner for his book
«Wonderful Wasteland
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