Juan Chemes
Mothers
To turn ninety six to dust
and dust into dust-storms
and dust-storms
into nothingness
and dare to call
that pissing contest
mother?
(not my
mother or
almost any
other mother)
To defy and risk my mornings
and turn mornings into mourns
and mourns into dust and dust
into dinosaurs?
(You don’t even
know their mother
the one who
drops the mic) so…
Enjoy,
may your
devil’s feast
be your monster’s ball.
Juan Chemes is currently writing a thesis for his MFA in creative writing at Adelphi University in New York City.
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