Ednna

I’m Almost There by Ednna Velázquez Hernández

I’m Almost There

Somewhere in Santa Barbara, 2017

Tears are transparent, still I can not see through

I used to cry every day

but you don’t need to know that

A year ago

I was different

but that was good

A year ago

I was the only one

Now it appears

I am not

These days

I feel like I walk

but don't get there on time

These days

I struggle to get attention

Next year

They will all see me again

Next year

They will all love me again

Trudge by Ednna Velázquez Hernández

I walk the streets of ash

with shoulders that carry words

Of late love that’s passed,

With regrets and disappointments

Of an unbalanced heart

That I didn’t see before.

I’m a fool

Because I loved.

They said to lift my feet when I walk

But people like me just don’t touch the ground.