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…………………………………………Was told
I’d know the full stop when I saw
it…………………………………….Unlike the
traitor’s footprints covered in snow
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The same dream had me………………
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……………………………………….Buried in
Sister’s tomb…………………………………
………………….I had no sister to show
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Alex Z. Salinas is the author of three poetry collections and a book of stories, City Lights From the Upside Down (San Antonio Review Press), which was included in the National Book Critics Circle’s Critical Notes. His poetry collection Hispanic Sonnets (FlowerSong Press) is his latest book, with Trash Poems (Gnashing Teeth Publishing) forthcoming in 2023. Salinas holds an M.A. in English Literature and Language from St. Mary’s University, and lives in San Antonio, Texas.
