around you because
I want you to keep thinking of me
as a small body, to wonder what keeps me
so pale, what sustains my Spanish mouth.
Don't ask me what I need,
for breakfast,
you need incitement, you need toast
the hollow of my throat is more
holy than you in your entirety.
Frances Amiama is from Miami, FL. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in The Kudzu Review, Lumen, Babe Soda, and elsewhere. She is currently working on a digital project entitled "Sequela" examining the biological, social, and spiritual effects of reintegration after strong trauma. She currently lives in Boulder, CO and can be found at www.francesamiama.com and on Twitter @bruja_local.
