by Meteo Lara
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Is this too much it is too much
how much is too much? too much space
Is this too much grief? it is too much
how much is too much? too much darkness
we spread out we come together
petri dish of sorrow spreading our woe
collection plate money at our feet
riches of our body gold-glittering
I love you and I let you go I let you go
I let you go and I burst. I love you.
Is this too much it is too much
How much is too much distance? too much absence
Is this too much it is too much
How much is too much disappearance? too much haunting
Is this too much too much movement
How much is too much growth too much stagnancy
How much is too much want too much us
How do I eviscerate my need I let you go
How do I rid my body of all I love you
desire? Nothing is left.
Mateo Lara
Mateo Lara is queer & latinx, originally from Bakersfield, California. He received his B.A. in English at CSU Bakersfield. He is currently working on his M.F.A. in Poetry at Randolph College in Lynchburg, VA. His poems have been featured in Orpheus, EOAGH, Empty Mirror, and The New Engagement. He is an editor for RabidOak online literary journal & Zoetic Press
artist: Saori Hernandez
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