The Diaspora Sonnets by Oliver de la Paz

Author:Oliver de la Paz
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Liveright
Published: 2023-05-29T00:00:00+00:00

to swim. I just stand, fingers curled on links,

with skinny kids in overlong T-shirts

leaning on posts, chatting up pool denizens.

And the vendors wheel drink carts outside,

purse their lips and chirp to the kids, summoning

pocket change. I imagine drawing breath

between dips as other kids float on backs,

water, lukewarm. No tide to pull them down.

DIASPORA SONNET IN THE MORNING BEFORE THE RUSH OF CROWDS, WHEN MOTHER SHOPS AND IS NOT SEEN

The way I walk market aisles with intention—

my neck, straight. Eyes focused as I enter

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