Melissa Castro Almandina
Melissa Castro Almandina writes poetry, makes zines, & dances ballet in their spare time. Find their work online, in zines, & in The Breakbeat Poets Vol. 4: LatiNext.
Poetry by Melissa Castro Almandina
Because I Taught Myself How to Read English
My father used to take me across time,
It came with us when we took the bus from Guadaliajara to Michoacán where
I sought scorpions, I hunted them, like I hunted ghosts
I was 4.
Children of the Dead Continue reading
Trapped monarchs die inside
Before they become dust
It is cruel to see a monarch in
A cage, winged flesh ripped
In the name of nationalism
In keeping the wings white
What a cruel vision
To see fluttering dreams
Encased.