fingers stop at my heart’s bewildering
an image allows me to bask without
myriads of regret do my lives bring
mental acrobatics cast out all doubt
in this generational urge to have
someone remember you is hard when all
you want to do is forget their laugh
excuse me for being choked up when lies fall
unthinkable confines of aggression
always promised to ethereal creatures
know my fears are fading in confession
fervor aimlessly searching for my features
possibility opens up her door
to forbidden joy and dreaming for more
Juan Alejandro Borge Osorio (call him Ale) is a student at Columbia University studying Creative Writing and Ethnicity & Race Studies. He was born in Barranquilla, Colombia and grew up in the state of Georgia, making both his home. He enjoys reading and writing poetry. His love for literature and poetics began as early as he can remember with Juan Luis Guerra or a good vallenato always playing at his grandfather’s house. Music and poetry have always been one of his love languages and a way to connect with his family and friends, especially his mother. He has been published in The Columbia Review, Prudence Dispatch, IŌ Literary Journal, Oddball Magazine, Indelible, Levitate and Roots.