A. A. Zambrana : Writing

Your Soul Was a Clearance Item

Your Soul Was a Clearance Item

A Poem by A. A. Zambrana


Your soul is a store-bought metaphor quivering atop your diaphragm It's still sticky with anonymous fingerprints and spilled liquids from t..
Shields of Stripes and Plaids

Shields of Stripes and Plaids

A Poem by A. A. Zambrana


We are separated by the blankets strewn along our street ways We can't wait forever to pick which guise to hide beneath Standing on the side..
The Wreckage

The Wreckage

A Poem by A. A. Zambrana


For Konrack
Waiting for Our Violins to Play

Waiting for Our Violins to Play

A Poem by A. A. Zambrana


Slow, steady, justified suicide of the soul. Mmm mmm good.
I Am Your Beloved

I Am Your Beloved

A Poem by A. A. Zambrana


Everything is cracked and misshapen beneath this ground and our ankles are twisting along the way It's difficult to say who stood highest when yo..
Less Tattered Than We Came In

Less Tattered Than We Came In

A Poem by A. A. Zambrana


We interlock our four hands to make a cradle for our offspring pious devotion, our sour blossom blooming outward within our palms It is a sickly y..
Bone Tissue

Bone Tissue

A Poem by A. A. Zambrana


Our bones are mysteries, even to ourselves.
Burn

Burn

A Poem by A. A. Zambrana


The hole your fire burnt into my chest is crusted brown and black around the edges my opaque nails pick and flake the skin from the center as it con..
Epiphany

Epiphany

A Poem by A. A. Zambrana


"Here, here!" to organized religion!
You Will Always Be In My Blood

You Will Always Be In My Blood

A Poem by A. A. Zambrana


For my best friend