The black sky rips
open to the eating

wind, tree limbs and
flowers reveal naked

dirt, somersaulting pieces
of wood pummel doors, as

beauty spins away, bent
in a thumbnail second. The

wind barrels lamp posts and
telephone wires, moving

light swims against the darkness.
Everything fades into the

glyphs of rain, claiming
recognition. You obey.

 

∞

 

Dorsía Smith Silva is a Professor of English at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras. Her poetry has appeared in journals and magazines such as Portland Review, Mom Egg Review, Atlantis: Critical Studies in Gender, Culture & Social Justice, and elsewhere. She is also the editor of Latina/Chicana Mothering – a glimpse into diverse journeys of mothering – and the co-editor of six books.