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by Edcel Javier Cintron Gonzalez<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Loud music echoes through the room
People displaying strong gestural modes
Food slowly being processed for energy 
Surrounding the dance floor 
Changing the atmospheric mood

My person tries to join
Attempting to mimic the beat,
Sounds, rhythm, vibes,
And slick movement 
As the winter cold 
Which is now a natural feeling
Fades
As the bodies surrounding my person warms 
My very being 
As my body and heartfelt soul
For me to be able to 
Integrate (boom boom boom)
Fuse (skit skit yeet)
In a pan filled with ethnical flavors 
Beyond my knowledge of culinary arts 
A euphoric sensation 
I want to be a part of

As my mind processes the atmosphere 
As the loud music makes its way into my eardrums
I formulate a grammatical representation
Of this experience 
Boom boom boom
Of the track
Skit skit yeet 
In the background
As neon lights compliment the sheet
Colored walls
To contrast the coffee grounds 
Hidden in the corner
Evading the human presence of the embodied zombies 
Constantly seeking a source of energy 
To get by the grey skies 
Shrouding our natural source of warm weather 
That paints the town in bright citrus colors
Overflowing with synergy 
As these zombies revive into humanity temporarily
To party the rest of the night 

Boom boom boom 
Skit skit yeet
Pound pound pound

La noche se pone intensa <\/em>
Los cuerpos humanos se unen para combatir<\/em>
La fuerza negativa de la semana <\/em>
Para liberarse de la prisi\u00f3n mental <\/em>
Que la instituci\u00f3n nos impone <\/em>
Como si fueran mascarillas para encubrir <\/em>
Nuestra agon\u00eda<\/em>
Nuestra falta de privilegio<\/em>
Nuestra falta de alimento <\/em>
Donde la lista mental <\/em>
Que mi ser compone <\/em>
En mi lengua materna <\/em>
Dentro de este espacio secundario <\/em>

Suddenly, as my Spanish self disappears 
A lingering feeling emerges… 
An image appears before me
An image I thought I erased from this earth 
That triggers my existence 
As memories of mental abuse 
Blind me from the neon lights
Stop me from hearing the load music
And mute me from crying for help

The only words that escape my mouth
In whispers 
As my breath escapes 
\u201cI guess… you followed me at the party…\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

by Edcel Javier Cintron Gonzalez Loud music echoes through the roomPeople displaying strong gestural modesFood slowly being processed for energy Surrounding the dance floor Changing the atmospheric mood My person tries to joinAttempting to mimic the beat,Sounds, rhythm, vibes,And slick movement As the winter cold Which is now a natural feelingFadesAs the bodies surrounding my person warms My very being As… <\/p>\n

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