For our kidneys cratered<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/span>like the swollen moon<\/p>\n <\/p>\n For the way time hangs<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>on our bones<\/p>\n <\/p>\n For our confused lungs, blooming<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>white and yellow destruction<\/p>\n <\/p>\n For our exhausted hearts, roused<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>to expansion by want and need<\/p>\n <\/p>\n For the loss of the ancient stars<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>in our blood and marrow<\/p>\n <\/p>\n For the mines of our bodies<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>that generate iridescent crystals and stones<\/p>\n <\/p>\n For the dark shadows shifting<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>in our souls<\/p>\n <\/p>\n And our inability to escape them<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" For our kidneys cratered \u00a0like the swollen moon For the way time hangs \u00a0on our bones For our confused lungs, blooming \u00a0white and yellow destruction For our exhausted hearts, roused \u00a0to expansion by want and need For the loss of the ancient stars \u00a0in our blood and marrow For the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3076,"template":"","categories":[9,49,119],"tags":[858,6,859,37,860],"class_list":["post-3075","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aquifer","category-literary-features","category-poetry","tag-alex-quintanilla","tag-aquifer-the-florida-review-online","tag-bodies","tag-hispanic-heritage-month","tag-the-doctor-laments"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n