I Am...

spicy peppery provocative biting thoughts,

diverse duality nuanced contextual nature,

rich butterscotch freckled aging skin,

rounded mango once exotic now middle aged flesh,

sharp tangy tartly witty repartee,

hazel golden jaded tinged eagle eye gaze,

laughing fighting shared memories sibling rivalry,

warm milky powdery protective Shalimar perfumed mother book reading hugs and kisses forever the puppy dog tails boy’s abuelita,

seeking the divine secularly godless righteous ritual breaking,

confidante close faithful comedic chosen sister friend lover hater,

grief stricken bleak joyous tribe-less ethos complex sapient,

empathic outraged defiant middle finger upraised

writer story-teller singer poet survivor

I am.