Present Tense

When I look at our timeline

It was joy and nerve 

To fall in love 

Just because-

It’s shocking 

For the first time, I don’t want this 

For the first time, I want to run 

Fast

And lay my head on Kellogg Park 

Where I was born

And where I will die

“Women in our family never last with a man”

Reviews

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

There is such a sense of profound melancholy within this piece that speaks to love and its aftermath. I found myself moved by these words. Thank you Alexandra for sharing your poem with us.