Dedicated to my mother, sisters and
sisters around the world
Liberating original sins
in the shores of the Caribbean
Bottling orgasmic cocktails
of dark rum and squirts of cherry the
well-known
Rosa Parks, Angela Davis, Malala
Yousafzais, Lydia Cachos, Sylvia Tamales that ocean waters splat
furiously over the skins of the common
Marys
waiting to dismantle empty, frigid,
neglected rooms full of moss
covered by blames, fears, rapes
Scarring death with
camomile shampoos
disempowering concoctions
of moisturizing creams,
magical antioxidants, miracle diets,
suffocating the shame of flaccid skin,
the weight of undesirable crevices, dry
navels
mutilations of no return
the disgrace of existing through time
Wrapping love in mango fragrance
happiness with flowers and patchouli pleasure in sweet-fuelled
waters
pain in redden sands of hope
