Two Poems by Faith Gómez Clark (poetry, ’19) @ Scoundrel Time

Two Poems by Faith Gómez Clark appear in Scoundrel Time

First Camping Trip
Mescalero, New Mexico

Overhead: the night sky like a dark hand reaching
towards me. Around me, all I see
are pine trees, our campfire’s light gone.
I try to turn around, to go back before my mother
realizes I didn’t listen, didn’t stay close,
but my uncle grips my hand tighter until
what little strength I have is lost
in the rough terrain of his. Keep walking
he says, I want to show you something.
We make our way deeper into the trees,
deeper into darkness. Then, our destination:
a small fire. A group of men standing around it.

[…continue reading and read “La Llorona” here]