apostrophe
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You are the black hole of my being—
your cold, gnarled fingers squeeze and
twist and yank at me from the inside,
desperate to come out and shade
me with your wretchedness.
You are enigmatic; I have never
The door slammed shut
into my five year old face
I was just a little girl
and I was already in this place
I crawled into bed
I claim you all mine,
arrogant as Manifest Destiny.
—Sandra Cisneros, “You Bring Out the Mexican in Me”
Apostrophe,
Oh Love! Oh Love! | Thou hast made its way | Through centuries of Father Time | Doing the usual, taking it day by day. | You've moved from the Bible days | To the Olden days | To the Present maze | Into our Future gaze.
