The small clouds of smoke shatter before my face, The lights are dim and I barely see them disappear, Will I ever find ease? I feel trapped in own thoughts, There is a labyrinth of memories that torment and entertain me, There…
College Life
From firsthand experience. [English] Hello guys! I hope all of you are doing okay. When I started college I was super lost. I remember that if it wasn’t for a group of friends I met at the Borough of Manhattan…
A New Year
I don’t know how to begin. Every attempt to describe how I feel about 2020 and what it means to me ends up as ink spilled on a blank page that says nothing but words do not do justice to…
Fall
It rains and I walk without destination, I want to walk just to walk, The night dresses the city and I stalk, I ignore the cold and continue my procession Memories come and go As I watch a leaf fall,The vintage filter of autumn calls, My steps keep pace with my thoughts Here in my chest there is so much I can’t translate or decrypt itAt the same time, I feel it and I think that I want to walk The sad autumn leaves falling like rain and the low temperatures that force me to put on more layers than I would like to announce that the year is…
My Darkness Manifesto
My skin is dark As eyes without hope As the lack of love Within this world My skin is full of marks But it hurts more in the inside I have scars in my soul, Why feel guilty of my…
Differential Funding for a More Equitable Education
A shift from individualism to collectivism can make a great change in a democratic society, especially if it happens in one of its pillars, education. On September 30th, 2020, the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY), hosted…
I Hope This Message Finds You Well
February is almost over, it is Monday at 8 am and I hear the news, COVID 19 this, that… The fresh coffee smell spreads from the heart of my little apartment to the rest of it. My dad, mom, and…