Poetry

Vapor

By September 6, 2016August 21st, 2019No Comments

Vapor
I try
Vapor
I try
Vapor
I’m grasping for you
Vapor
Oh why
Vapor
Oh why
Vapor
I can’t seem to move
Far from you
far from you
far from you
We wait here like weeds
Far from you
far from you
far from you
We can’t even breathe
So we dance
and we sing
and we breed
and we work
and everything
spins till it
all falls apart,
and we look up
for sun
and a view of your heart
but eluded again
and we all fall apart
(Yes, we all fall apart)
Far from you
far from you
far from you
We wait here like weeds
Far from you
far from you
far from you
We can’t even breathe
We are miserable
creatures
cursed with mirrors
damaged, distracted
and dumb
You’re so far
yet so near
You’re so far
yet so near
The vapor
you hold in your palm
Yes, the vapor’s
a hole in your palm.

Quina Aragon

Quina Aragon

Quina Aragon is an author, speaker, and spoken word artist based in Orlando, Florida. She has written three children’s books—Love Made, Love Gave, and Love Can—and a book for adults, Love Has a Story. Her first fiction book, a novel-in-verse titled If Hurricanes Were Flowers, is set to release in 2027 with InterVarsity Press. Born in Manila and raised in Orlando, Quina is of Filipina, Puerto Rican, and Jamaican descent. As a first-generation child of immigrants, her writing explores identity, migration, and how our personal and cultural stories echo Scripture’s grand narrative. She has helped create projects through her writing, editing, creative vision, teaching, and/or performing for clients like Christianity Today, Vū Virtual Production Studios, YouVersion Bible App, Propel Women, Chasing Justice, Truth's Table, The Gospel Coalition, Ballet 5:8, InterVarsity Press, Bethany House Publishers, Moody Publishers, The Good Book Company, Harvest House, Risen Motherhood, Cru, Proverbs 31 Ministries, Training Leaders International, and many more.

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