It’s been 7 months now. There’s this cliché phrase, “Happiest day of my life!” “Yeah right!” said Diana’s pessimism. Yet the same heart that had been broken and no longer believed in love, was shocked for the last time. It was time to believe in life after love. (Thank you Cher) Time seemed to slow […]
Read more "“L” is for the way you look at me"Me encontraste en un océano de gente. Una simple gota en lo ilimitado. Extendiste tu mano como una cadena – esperando que yo me atrapara. Sin querer, sin sabiendo que esperaba, la corriente me llevó a ti. Me enganche en tu cadena. Seguíamos el moviendo – los sonidos y las luces. Solos y ahogados en […]
Read more "Para siempre "674?! Number 674. I’m number 709. This is going to take a while. Diversity is beautiful. I see people from Mexico, India, England and the Middle East. We all want the same thing . People are here alone, with their best friends, lovers and then those who are alone. Like me. Although we are all […]
Read more "Number 709"Soy la niña de la calle frijol – piel morena – nopal en la frente y patas de Michoacán. Mis pies corrieron sobre el cerro! y yo todo el tiempo preguntando “y porque nos escondemos?” Mi mama dijo – “emos llegado a la tierra de leche y miel,” – nunca sabia que las abejas […]
Read more "Diana: A Tragic Comedy "As I part my hair, I see another. That silver thread peaking out of my scalp, “number 9!” I say; as I count the gray hairs in my head. Perhaps I’ll be a silver fox giving my already stand off look more edge? I sit and reflect on my accomplishments. I reflect on my failures, […]
Read more "Just 28"It starts as a spark. Someone says something that rubs you the wrong way, and away you go. It seaps into your spine like cold water over a hot pan…you hear it sizzle. The bubbles boil and then your skin tightens. Your teeth grind back and forth as they try to make a sentence, “stop.” […]
Read more "Only if I turned Green"Sonder. You are background to another’s life. Yet you are the lead role in your own little production called, “Tu Vida” Then when you least expect it – he enters; Scene 6 Act 12 You get introduced and he hesitates making eye contact. You make a joke to break the ice, he doesn’t smile or laugh, but […]
Read more "Sweet Child of Hers"Loneliness is a tough mental state to over come. Many retreat to it and fall victim to it’s darkness. So when loneliness knocked on my door back in August 2013, I decided to welcome it in and take it on a trip. I decided on a weekend to San Francisco. I dubbed it my “Eat, Pray and […]
Read more "Consejo de la vida: Travel Alone"The year was 2013, I just turned 26 and had my heart broken, all in the same month. I had trusted someone with my heart for over six years and without a warning it was gone I entered the dark space in my mind – the thing is, there was still love in my heart. I learned […]
Read more "I believe in a thing called love"There is an urge to share my story – yet an urge to share just enough. You see, I am just shaking off the fear that is attached to my identity. I am an undocumented person living in the United States and thanks to DACA, I am able to shake the fear off (temporarily). It […]
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Diana La Chingona 