I blink my eyes shut, breathe in a rushed wish, raise my eyelids and blow out the candle. I am embarrassed, wonder if I’ve chosen a good-enough wish, what others will think, fake having made a wish when my mind draws a blank.
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Before I Slice the Cake
Posted in Dreams, Language, Legacies, Longing on July 23, 2021 | 2 Comments »
Aprendiendo otro idioma, volviendo a casa (Learning another language, coming home)
Posted in Daughters, Death/Loss/Grief, Fathers, Language on June 25, 2019 | 4 Comments »
Para mi papa, en su cumpleaños