Loaf of bread You gave me a loaf of bread When my belly sang tales Of loneliness, And my bones were Bumps in the road Of my torso, When my shy free Clavicles laid their Nude self into the world, And my skin Held to my skeleton Like thin tapestry, You gave me a load of Bread, When these teeth Were food orphans, And gave me life As my tongue Became a carpet To a welcoming savior
The Poetry of
Ramiro Valdes
Verses of life, love, and longing
You text meWords of beauty,Layers of black labroditeResting upon the green oceanOf our WhatsApp chat,I see you typing,Tiny dots dancingThrough the wavesOf …
Your body is A continent to explore,Let me walk through The fields of magnolia,That shape your cheek,And let me observeThe sunset in …
Sunsets dripping Into spoons of marmelade,My lips eat the twilight,While my canines scrapThe skin of the wind,I swallow the dayWith my impatience, …
My body is a prison,My wishes are inmates Yearning to break free,My legs, once towering Pillars now wither,My soul caged,But undefeated,These bones …