Tuesday, May 13, 2025

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[image courtesy dVerse Poetry Pub]

Animo

Swamped in state of apachurrado

I felt i had no where to go

Except in the direction of ecabronado

That for a looong time was so

Until i came to wise ni modo

Absorbed in the ways of church once more

What ensued was merciful animo

Now i care for nothing more than 

That facinating estrenar

See what the Lord has done for me

© gillena cox 2025

BLOG HOPPING TODAY WITH 

Words I Used

(Given a list of words from I Have No Word in English Fo By Sandra Cisneros (The New Yorker print edition, September 16, 2024)

Apachurrado. Hat run over by a truck. Heart run over by unrequited love.

Estrenar. To show off what’s new gloriously.

Encabronada/o. A volatile, combustible rage.

Ni modo. Wise acceptance of what fate doles.

Ánimo. A joyous zap of fire.