Marcela Mendoza

Self-Heal

There’s better things to find

like the next thing in need of love.

Ama a quien no te ama, responde a quien no te llama, y andarás carrera vana.

They saw me hugging a cactus

They pulled me away, only to laugh in my face

Refusing to respond

I ran off

IT was just a prickly sprout

HIDALGO

I learned to remember to water HIM twice a month

Te quiero mucho…Eres lo major para mi

HE wasn’t growing enough

¡Vamos tu puedes!

I tapped HIDALGO on HIS head

whenever I came home

HE responded with small increments of growth

I placed HIDALGO next to Frida

I read HIM some Sort Juana Inés de la Cruz

HE smiled with a flower

HE nurtured my self

as I cared for HIS life.

Amor con amor se paga