Kimberly Vargas Agnese

Looking back


i wish we had been cooperative 

instead of competitive – apples and oranges fighting to  be heard

at a roadside fruit stand…

your piano recitals,

my poetry,

clashing  in a mismatched sock drawer

because i think…

if we had thought …

you could have played the notes

i could have sung the song…

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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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  3. “You write the music and I’ll write the songs” Im not sure if this is something I have heard or whether its just what I feel from what you have written but it is what came to mind. This aches a bit… A

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