Kimberly Vargas Agnese

To the person this concerns… no more, no less

 
thank you

for never giving up…

on tearing 

me 

down, and 

seeing

my self esteem ground according to your satisfaction,

for kicking 

me

when I tried to stand 

up

without your help

because 

this way,

i have 

become

black and blue convinced

your abuse

was not

rhetorical

philosophical

or a metaphorical whim

i 

played

on 

myself

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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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