I Love Mom. Mi Mama

I see you have a hard time.
"Carry me?"

"The groceries are in the car."
Ok!

So I carry them
Up the stairs;
At what velocity?
Mom cares!

Am I descalza?
Where are my flip flops?

In between cigarettes
smoke,
Mom's love outshines.

By: Brandy Ruiz

In My Purse

In my Steve Madden purse,
I found an apple that I've saved,
For eating.

My mushy bruised apple-
So sweet,
I want to taste it.

I take a bite,
The bruise on the apple wasn't as sweet,
so I bite around it.

Left then down,
Under,
Oh, each sweet bite,
Satisfying hunger-
I peel the sticker off,
Delicious!

By: Brandy Ruiz