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Hija de Mi Madre
by Miyin Delgado Karl
“Let me go”
whimpers the heart as it reaches forward,
crocodile jaw piercing skin
too old and hard to eat.
“It’s you and me against the world”
said the mouth as it clung to the earlobe,
spiderweb silk-soft embrace
sliding between the actors and the stage.
“Congratulations, it’s a girl!
What is her name?” Not yours, hers.
umbilical-ribbon-cutting ceremony
marking the beginning of the end.
“Are you close to your mom?”
As close as it gets
when you launch two satellites
from the same base into space.
Not a propagated stem,
or a phone update,
or an adaptation of a play.
A New Thing
with blue-print eyelids
and a sourdough chest,
but also with feathers
and shadows that crack
Dawn’s shell,
with honey and pebbles
to guide her own way.
about the author // Miyin Delgado Karl
| Miyin Delgado Karl (she/her) is a Colombian writer and poet currently based in Southern California. She was born and raised in Bogotá to a mixed Asian-Latino family that nourished her with stories. Her work centers around themes of immigration, identity, queerness, family dynamics, and Latin American folklore. Miyin currently works in film production and writes with equal measures of silliness and trauma. |
Instagram: @miyinsdk
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