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In Every Life by Doraliz A. Orengo Molina
The poet loves to write about her muse . Every verse that she writes fits with the words he said to her. The artist loves to draw his muse in silence. In the silence that they both love to have, one time or another. The journalist makes comments about him in every interview, As if she was talking with him in that moment. The architect loves to construct buildings for her. He spends day and night trying to search for something similar to her beauty but he knows there isn’t an

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Mar 111 min read


The Legend by Doraliz A. Orengo Molina
You. Me. The knife in your hand. My endless crying. Your face saying I have to do it. I don’t understand. How could you do this? Was it a hoax all this time? I beg you, but you don’t listen nor care. Then, I hear the knife in my body. You held me like it was the first time. You cry. I screamed in a silent way. You left me there lying down. The last thing I heard was you saying sorry but it was too late—you had my blood in your hands. The people said that after you killed me,

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Hopeless in Love by Doraliz A. Orengo Molina
Maybe was the last time? If loving you was easy, why does it hurt me? I watch you leave all the time, but this time it hurts. It’s like I...

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Aug 29, 20253 min read


The Shape of Her by Maura M. Vélez Estéves
Illustration: Mihajlovna/Getty Images/ The Guardian I dream about her, like I’ve met her before. Like I know how many freckles her face...

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Aug 8, 20252 min read


"Sunrise" by Derek J. Oquendo Acevedo
In the beginning, darkness reigned over the Earth and Moon. Since light was not created yet, you could see the Earth and Moon as two...

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Mar 24, 20244 min read
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