Estrella Fugaz
I am thinking of the space between the stars when
a tail of fire abruptly blazes in the San Ildefonso sky.
Just so unpredictably did I tumble from orbit, my
identity engulfed in flames. Yet, my only wish is to
fall out of myself again and again.
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Runoff
Braced against the current, I battle the swollen creek
for a foothold on these ricks polished by the water's
desire for the sea, the same insatiable thirst that
surges though my blood.
~ Jim Sagel, from 'unexpected turn'