Kimberly Vargas Agnese

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Scratching

for a moment

under 

the surface of a 

second

she found her breath 

warm 

as sunrise,

keeping

tempo

regular as feathers fluttering on an arrow

gilded 

as a key unlocking 

answers

she winged 

across

the sky to heaven,

her breath

her

own…

her breath her own …

 

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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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