Kimberly Vargas Agnese

Useful?


She was expected

to sit 

in the shadow 

of her mother’s unhappiness

and knit scarves 

out of the fibers of her backbone

to comfort her mom

and if she dropped a stitch

she was whipped

with words

and ignored

until 

she became useful again

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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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