Silence of the Seabirds by Emeniano Acain Somoza, Jr.
Published On Sunday, July 24, 2011. Under: Somoza.
Silence of the Seabirds
by Emeniano Acain Somoza, Jr.
Perhaps we were born into water
We skim bodies with our eyes
Close as a kiss to the glass heart
Of these protean seas
We have nothing. But, wings,
Bearing our weight, they wear out
So soon our dreams wither
Like dead leaves drowning ...
