by Maritza Ocampo She’s there the reckless spirit the one who got you  through so much bullshit the one you relied on to pull you out of the hole you dug yourself into  she’s there she hasn’t cracked she hasn’t left  she’s transforming letting different emotions filter through and settle in challenging you she’s waiting […]

Alexandra Martinez is a baker and poet living in the tumbleweeds of Southern California. You can find her on Instagram @alxndramartinez or twitter @mexicanpiggybnk.

If you asked me  how it felt to be  raped, I couldn’t tell you.  My mind deleted that memory.  I can only tell  you what my mind  did to cope. You become the liar. He said you always  were, so any form  of trauma is just  a lie that you wove, to get attention.  You […]