The Day Innocence Fell

The Day Innocence Fell

My name is Ana Martinez. I am 8 years old, and I was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas, in a small apartment with my mother, Griselda Martinez-Lopez. She was all I had. My father, Francisco, was deported back to Mexico a few months after I was born. He died a few years...
Cry of the Tree

Cry of the Tree

Flower, flower, hanging on the tree, Branches weep softly, burning like a fire, wanting to be free. Unhurriedly a breeze carries its silent plea, While blood drops fall and embellish leaves so humanely. Life fades swiftly, like a mumbled breath in the dense of the...
Flower and Tree

Flower and Tree

This is a tale, a tale about a flower and a tree. The flower asked the tree, why do you think that you are any better than me, the sun shine on you, like it shine on me, it rains on you as well as me, so tell me, tree, why do you still think that you are any better...