LUZ MARÍA LÓPEZ

LUZ MARÍA LÓPEZ

Bacha Posh

Free myself of isolation chains

all obscurity surrounding my mind

the walls that deny existence

open now the entrances of liberty

let me be a self beyond the curtains

that blinds all light, dampening the spirit,

for a bird is about to die!

I will gladly hide my soft curves

while the fresh air hits my face

with the flavor of danger

the sting of manhood

ruling the world.

*bacha posh –  "dressed up as a boy",  refers to a practice in which a daughter is picked  to live and behave as a boy in a misogynistic culture.

A Song For The Wind

let’s unnest the idle story

write again on the tired wall

before time elapses farther,

for the nightmare of the afternoon

dares to entertain itself

on the pulse of eloquent deceits,

casting shadows over one eyes

only to return blinded

calling for true colors

unable to grasp

the sky.

Creation

return all dreams

to mother earth

call back the birds

to their sacred dwelling

let the magic emerge from

each flower that blooms into the air

so life can sing to the morning

as the sun arises to kiss

the soil that sprouts sustenance

and mirrors itself over the ocean

let the animals dwell the land

unharmed by our arrows

in soul harmony

for we are one with all creation

heirs of its wisdom and glory

all eternal mysteries

while love

spin vigorously

giving birth to

inner beauty!

LUZ MARÍA LÓPEZ

LUZ MARÍA LÓPEZ is a bilingual author from Puerto Rico – Caribbean. Poet, narrator, editor in chief, anthologist, translator, international cultural promoter. President of the Academic Committee for the International Book Fair EMH in Puerto Rico. Kathak Literary Award 2017.