BURYING THE BARRIOS
By Saraí Chavarrí
Sadness walked into the barrios & decided to make it its home
It invited Anger
Who so gleefully demanded to leave its lasting imprints in the barrios
How else will people know I was here?!
See me! Feel me!
Nurture grew from the tilled soils that Angers fiery rage left behind
There there..
I see you
You matter
She caresses Sadness & Anger
But even Nurture turns its caring head when Addiction is born
Nothing can stop the warmth Addiction leaves behind-
It preys on all three.
You need me
You are me
It plays its song & dance
Until -
Darkness falls in the barrios
It leaves behind its footprints with loss
All that is left are human remains
After it swallows the spirits of the barrios whole.
In the crevices you can find Grief
If you’re quiet you can hear her gently weep in the dead of night -
After the gunshots..after the sirens;
She haunts all corridors, all roads, all lots.
But unbeknownst to all actors
