today
I set another boundary
painted his face with forgiveness
I whispered lovingly
"thank you for raising me."
today, I unfriended him
my reflection answered
"But you look like his mother."
my jawline with its sharp line
history seems as linear, but I do not
want to fall in its linearality
my will flutters among
the company of monarchs
that have come to represent
the migrant women and men
of the Americas
a monarch like
my grandmother once was
while she inevitably stood
in front of her mirror, I am placed
in front of mine
all my aspirations
grow wings and set
their destination for a healing
climate
"thank you for raising me
but I cannot let you
break my wings, too"
thank you,thank you
thank you