LUZ MARÍA LÓPEZ

LUZ MARÍA LÓPEZ

TRANSMUTATION

heaps of salt

scalded the veins

in a futile attempt to

unclog the hours,

and the memories hurried

searching for the passage of time

a tunnel of light

on the other side

i don’t recognize

my voice anymore

neither my hands

or my bones

but i meet the ground

with a burning dance

in hurricane beauty

aghast.

SCROLLS

the written recollection

of your deepest voice

parchments of passions

tied to the salt of time

sacred longings

pulsing my veins

as refugee of love!

the echoes of the mezuzah’s

prayers are heard

deep within the beating cave

of my heart,

timeless…

yet bounded to

apocalyptic

desires

the shadows of the nights

forging a spear of light

when i seize both

your hands

to submerge in a

ritual bath…

FRACTALIZED

these awakened days

aromatized with visions

washed-out scents

disheveled colors

forgotten desires

frayed voices

pulsing the minutes

on my hands

a whirlwind of images

going too fast

counter clock dispersion

from the mind’s books

and behind the curtains i yet hear

the echo of old songs

filling the cup of wine

with poetry

getting myself fractalized!

i see your shadows slipping

under the lintel of the door

behind my eyes

and the sea that takes everything away

irremediable trance

but here where the days doze

there isn’t forgetfulness

or any resignation

just heaps of salt to heal

the wounds.

LUZ MARÍA LÓPEZ

LUZ MARÍA LÓPEZ (Puerto Rico). Poet, narrator, editor, translator (Spanish-English), cultural promoter organizing events in her country and abroad. Author of five poetry books. Editor of four international poetry anthologies. Her poetry has been translated to twelve languages and published in prestigious literary journals,four books of poetry of selected authors and numerous international multilingual anthologies.She also contributes essays and academic articles about psycho-social aspects of gender which have been widely circulated in blogs and magazines.www.luzmlopez.com