you are
flat cap and cane
gravel voice
backyard garden of eden
green thumb yellow teeth
tomato cheeks on brown skin
sun-dried and wrinkly
lola’s laugh bisaya-thick
eight children
picked mango trees
raised in rice paddies
split-root family
planted in pins on the map
every face on the mantel
wearing the same
flat nose
Leila Nicar (she/her) is an occupant of the unceded Kwantlen, Musqueam, Tsawwassen, Katzie, Semiahmoo, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlem territories (otherwise known as Surrey, BC). Fourth-year creative writing major at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. Writer of emotionally-charged words. Animation enthusiast. Lover of mountains, playlists, and Cinnamon Toast Crunch.
Instagram: @Cabeswhatever
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