Kimberly Vargas Agnese

Judging Hannah


Sadly,

sometimes Eli still sits in his fat buttered nest 

flopping over

a chair and a desk 

covered with sermon scraps and tithes and indifference  and other such clutter which

separate 

him 

from orphans and widows 

and tears

 so …

taking a bite

out of his chicken leg

he plans his next

Church picnic 

and judges

Hannah

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Published by Kimberly Vargas Agnese

My name is Kimberly Vargas Agnese, though I've previously written as Kae Bucher. I was born in the Florida Keys, but grew up in the Bay Area before migrating south to the San Joaquin Valley. As I ride barefoot around Fresno, I consider the paths I've chosen and the crossroads where our country seems to have perched itself. Thanks to my Romani ancestry, many people groups reside within me and my poetry tends to reflect this. I love welcoming the sunrise with my Native American flute. I've been rumored to juggle while teaching students how to write. And if you can't find me, I'm probably hanging out with Jesus listening to parables.

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