The Marbled Sigh

Ars Poëtica

I wake up

inside, bewildered

unhoused in this earth so strange

This body
bounds confusion

This body
keeps screams at bay

I wake up

and they fall as moonlight falls
whispering paths

I’ll listen

Words fall to soften consciousness
I catch them to save my life

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Virginia Gris is a Dominican-born, Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary artist with a background in poetry, theatre and film. She’s the founder of Imaginario Films and the author of the opinion column “La Cuarta Pared”, published weekly in Listin Diario. Virginia is currently finishing an MFA in Creative Writing at CCNY.