The Meadow Annual Literary Arts Journal 2022

94 The Meadow Mi Alebrije Cindy Aguilar My lover’s beauty resembles a peacock, Que hermoso. His hands like an eagles claw that grip onto me, Fuerza de aguila. Who could be wiser than him? Nadie se compara. We create hearts with our hands The same way swans do with their necks. There’s no name to this animal, Alebrije, will have to do.

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