Kimberly Vargas Agnese

Once again


The sun rose 

around your shoulders

then 

set upon your back

the day you said 

you 

didn’t want

me

anymore 

so 

i shut my eyes

and thought for a moment about 

what

a world with 

no sun, 

no moon , 

and no stars

would be like

’til some kind of firefly flew across my eye lids

and i opened them

once again 

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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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