Poems from Vera M.K.

EN/SP
I write poetry in English and Spanish. Or at least, I try. / Escribo poesía en español e inglés. O al menos, eso intento.
They/Them - Elle
'96
I want to be able to press pause
I want to make it all stop, only for a little while
I want to sleep for ten days,
I want to get sick of my...
[TW: SUBTLE ALLUSION TO SELF HARMING]
I'm not writing,
I'm carving into this paper like it was stone.
I'm carving,
I'm doing it on this...
There is a God
And I know damn well because it keeps screwing me over and over.
There is a God
That keeps fucking my life up,
I never gave...
I'm Rapunzel and I've just cut my hair off.
It meant freedom at the beginning,
But now I can see
I'm still trapped.
How am I supposed to...
Érase un ser vagando sin rumbo
Con una mochila a sus espaldas
Para recorrer el mundo.
Érase una mochila cargada
De chuchillas, piedras y...