Kimberly Vargas Agnese

Failed


i have two friends,

both men,

idealistic wanderers,

who 

tried 

to kill themselves,

not together 

of course,

but each of them,

vibrant hues

trying

to

turn the sky grey…

it probably doesn’t matter that they are men,

except it does

because 

everything everything everything

about the lives they live

is important…

two men

dreaming 

of a better world

and wanting 

to die

failed 

to turn the sky gray

but 

succeeded

at making my world 

a better place

because

they live

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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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