Kimberly Vargas Agnese

Hot Cheetos


She is 22 going on 

23

tucked into 

her grandpa’s sweatshirt 

opening a bag of hot Cheetos

 under leaves 

who color Fall’s sky

with fire

she chews on how 

life 

changes…

sometimes,

she chases his memory 

as if it were a scarf the wind has snatched 

and run down the street with

other times, 

she let’s the sun kiss the nape of her neck

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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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    • Good evening Orville:) upon rising I see your encouraging comments… thanks for that!…. may u arise to the sun creeping around the corner of clouds ( at least a little bit 😉 tomorrow 🙂

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