Kimberly Vargas Agnese

i bet you’re afraid 

You’re afraid,

aren’t you

?

that’s why

you bluster about

like a summer storm

and tell me to get 

over 

my values,

isn’t it

?

you don’t like

that your downpour 

only sizzles

on the wildfire

within 

me

do you 

?

or

that your raindrops

slip

between

my fingers 

because

i want them too

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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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