Tag Archives: Puerto Rico
El Yunque Hike (revised)
I anticipated chimpanzeesrhythmically swinging from trees,belching intimidating grunts;I anticipated multicolored parrotsswooping over the canopy of treesas vigorous and refreshing rain massaged our bodies,keeping us composedand soon run for shelterunder oversized palm leaves. El Yunque was still,and the sun mocked usas we hiked.“No one can … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse, child abuse, Puerto Rico
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Card Counting #1: Talking to the Ancestors
“I used to have a racist Chinese friend who changed his name to sound more European. . .”–Stephen Earley Jordan II Continue reading
Posted in Life in Puerto Rico, poetry, Spiritual, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged black authors, black writers, poetry, Puerto Rico, racism, spirits, tarot
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Calming the Natives 