so much of the day
spent
rotating
between
desk and
bed and
cigarettes
tears and
smiles and i
overslept
tears, again,
and rivers run
over my cheeks
while streams run
through my veins
and ideas
run and run and run
all the same,
and i
scream,
i
smile,
i spin twirl around,
sing, dance,
laugh,
spin, fall,
on the ground
cry, scream,
laughing,
on the ground
cry, hug
myself
on the ground,
and i say, “i love you”
out loud,
just to hear the sound,
“i love you. . .”
just to
hear the sound.
soledad con carne (he/they) is a first-generation Chicanx poet, student, and mixed-media artist. Based at the edge of stolen Tongva and Tataviam land and the heart of The Valley, soledad is known as the poet laureate of the San Fernando Valley, CA. Their work explores themes like alcoholism, Chicanx identity, mental illness, and divine existence through a surrealist and reluctantly optimistic perspective. A common theme in their work revolves around living in the San Fernando Valley because that just happens to be where they’re from. soledad just likes expressing themself through poetry, so catch them at an open mic sometime.
IG & Twitter @soledadconcarne
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