and I wonder out loud,¿Qué es esto?Since when did bilingualism become a crime?My bones tremble in Spanish, qué miedoand I stuffmy double r’s and my ñ’s in betweenmy cheeks.I hold them hostage.I’d rather them be detained than I. Pero I think of my daughterand I put my immigrant fears aside.I spit out my chewed-up Spanish […]
Rosa Lia Gilbert
Rosa Lía Gilbert is the author of the forthcoming poetry collection, Under the Samán Tree: Poems on Home, Longing, and Belonging. Her work has been published at Fare Forward, Ekstasis, Clayjar Review and Prosetrics Literary Magazine.