Kimberly Vargas Agnese

Swamp


Inside

water drips 

out of leaky pipes

onto the kitchen floor ,

outside

broken sprinklers

overflow onto sidewalks,

sometimes 

my heart leaks a little

too

i suppose

we will have to 

eat sandwiches on top of 

past due bills

 which vine

around our shins

oblivious 

to the fact 

that 

my daughter and i are looking 

 for a trellis

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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