Sergio A. Ortiz, Author at Spillwords

A Kingbird Pecks

Sergio A. OrtizOctober 14, 2019

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 ...

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What’s At Stake

Sergio A. OrtizAugust 29, 2019

What's At Stake written by: Sergio A. Ortiz @Saore beyond these shores the noonday sun as harsh as wind on Barrow Island-- a kingbird pecks the h...

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This Is Why I’m Joining A Gym

Sergio A. OrtizNovember 28, 2018

This Is Why I'm Joining A Gym written by: Sergio A. Ortiz @Saore Across the street from my window lives an old gay man without family. He has photo...

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Martini Barhop

Sergio A. OrtizFebruary 2, 2018

Martini Barhop written by: Sergio A. Ortiz @Saore Did you like Waiting for Godot? I di...

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Mr. Man’s Man

Sergio A. OrtizJanuary 11, 2018

Mr. Man's Man written by: Sergio A. Ortiz @Saore One day I'll know you’re not eternal and that you don't exhale lavender, that your sweat isn't hon...

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Sentry

Sergio A. OrtizOctober 12, 2017

sentry written by: Sergio A. Ortiz @Saore nowhere left to look the rain cleared the way no dream with open doors the only devotee confinement ou...

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You Can’t Trick The Moon

Sergio A. OrtizAugust 29, 2017

You Can't Trick The Moon written by: Sergio A. Ortiz @Saore You've wanted to enumerate every particle of dust, every layer of sadness, number the b...

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Taurus

Sergio A. OrtizAugust 7, 2017

Taurus written by: Sergio A. Ortiz @Saore -after looking at a Remedios Varo’s painting What delirious dream drew your yellow figure, winged...

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Silent

Sergio A. OrtizJuly 18, 2017

Silent written by: Sergio A. Ortiz @Saore A chorus of genuflections filtered through the kitchen ventilator and knelt beside my bed around midnig...

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Four Saints And A Demon Chewing Tobacco

Sergio A. OrtizJune 26, 2017

Four Saints and a Demon Chewing Tobacco written by: Sergio A. Ortiz @Saore These are the troubled times of tortured folksongs, before the last war ...

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A Matter Of Habit

Sergio A. OrtizJune 5, 2017

A Matter of Habit written by: Sergio A. Ortiz @Saore “...you must say words, as long as there are any, until they find me, until they say me, strange...

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Postcards

Sergio A. OrtizMay 2, 2017

Postcards written by: Sergio A. Ortiz @Saore Yo fui la más callada de todas las que hicieron el viaje hasta tu Puerto. &nbs...

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I Am As Lonely As Falling Drops Of Rain

Sergio A. OrtizApril 17, 2017

I am as Lonely as Falling Drops of Rain written by: Sergio A. Ortiz @Saore I am the poem that began at dawn. One day all the sand of Abyssinia spro...

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Cirque Du Soleil

Sergio A. OrtizApril 5, 2017

Cirque Du Soleil written by: Sergio A. Ortiz @Saore I started piano lessons in 3rd grade. My stepfather made me practice everyday for two hours on ...

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