Moral court testimony
Of the
Accused
Fantasma.

The One
Who now
Can’t hear me
See me
Smell me
Feel me
Peck me
Has regained their hearing.

When my heart was in their presence
My voice
Steady
Right into their eyes
Described
Not conditions
Not expectations
Not rules or demands

Their eyes heard my precious heart say
I’d like to trust you
As I
Am trustworthy
Secure

The accuser
Allowed vocal vibrations
To pan in stereo
Left to right
Into space
Melody not retained
Didn’t register in the knowledge bank of their brain

Their actions in response
Inspired my
Transformation
From flesh
To Spirit

Goodbye is a word
I don’t use
Exits aren’t grand
My 1 side leaves your side to its
Wise

Bonds aren’t made in chase
Hearts aren’t opened laying in wait

My words in love weren’t understood
There is no other language

Allow sense, memory, echoes
To translate

The accuser
Surprised
I could not place my vulnerability
In their recklessness

Wins.

Yes
I am a Ghost

Safe in my Float

Away from meaningless
Seconds
Devalued honesty
Feelings of entitlement
To
ME.

Una Fantasma
Si
Y Feliz.

Enjoy your ever after Happily.

 

Liza Zayas is a lover of writing and dancing and celebrates both as a singer and songwriter performing as Luna del Flor. You can hear her collaborative sounds and experience life through her storytelling. She invites you to dance. Her poetry seeks to initiate dialogue by intentionally expressing consequences of love, lust, ego and self-respect.