Headaches
I’m on my period
My head hurts
It will hurt for three hours
My mother
Her head hurts every day
For I don’t know how long
She comes home with her eyes tired
I look at her
And she is still beautiful
With her tired eyes
Her head hurts
And so does mine
I wonder if I have her tired eyes
Author: Marina Flores
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Author Bio: My name is Marina Flores. I am a student at Cal State University Channel Islands. I am a senior and will be graduating in May 2017. I am majoring in Communication with an emphasis in Business and Nonprofit with a minor in English. That being said, I am also a writer, a poet, and a scholar. I am a swimmer and a wrestler. I am a queer chicanx. I am a musician and my trumpet’s name is Tinman. I am a sculptor and my medium of choice is wood. I am many things, but most of all, I am Marina Flores.
Link to social media: Instagram @minaflo1
