Dear Cereza

I get stuck in your hair now and again
to remind you of when you found me
long after the festival was over,

how you washed me down with basin water
and asked if our blossoming
could sync.

Author of the article

Oswaldo Vargas is a former farm worker and student who just recently graduated from the University of California, Davis, where he studied history, human rights, and Jewish studies. Previous publications include Assaracus: a Journal of Gay Poetry, Huizache, and Nepantla: An Anthology Dedicated to Queer Poets of Color. He lives in Davis, California.