A Kingbird Pecks
written by: Sergio A. Ortiz
@Saore
beyond these shores
the noonday sun as harsh
as wind on Barrow Island–
a kingbird pecks
the head of an eagle
we stopped
catching cucubanos
on Constitutional Assembly day
and lifted our clenched fists
dripping with sadness
we entered
that summer heatwave
fluent in distrust–
whoever panics at the site of blood
panics at the cry for freedom
Sergio A. Ortiz is a retired Educator, Bilingual-Gay PRican Poet, Human Rights Advocate. Pushcart nominee, Best of the Web, Best of the Net. He took 2nd place in the 2016 Ramón Ataz annual poetry competition, sponsored by Alaire Publishing House.
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