March 29, 2020
a silence so exquisitely arresting blankets the city
like a private affair I’m not sure I have the right to admire
the universe herself has disrobed
sent home the constellations and musicians
her lovers and their paint
storytellers, candy sellers
the fibbers the dancers and their motorcades
her surrealism the ligature marks to my poetry
she rests on my temple
the bridge of my nose down to my lips
below the balcony down to the polite
tumble of waves unraveling like rolls of yarn
mesmerizing the soft flap of tarp
covering abandoned boats from the yard
embassies stand in perfect decorum
at the front of the streets with no one left to greet
but the slight glitter
of the policeman’s car as he patrols enforcing curfew
Carina Milena Maceira
Carina Milena Maceira is a 21-year-old, Cuban Colombian writer, teacher and activist. Maceira grew up in America primarily raised by her Kuwaiti Mexican family, adding to her multicultural identity that often reflects in her creative expression. She has had pieces published by Hooligan Magazine, Miami Chronicles, Yes Poetry, Sekka Magazine, Jaffat El Aqlam and Sukoon Magazine. As well as being featured in Mille World and Unootha Magazine. She is also the founding editor in chief of Ink & Oil magazine
Follow her Instagram @orchidssnakespoetry
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Photography by Huda Amin
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