Through the Soil
I took the shape of your darkest thoughts
and became sick with purpose
the void had become my hiding place
while you watched me disintegrate
into a pile of biodegradable waste
but flowers grow well in fertile soil
and I was a garden
that your toxicity tended to
without even knowing
Author Profile
Christina Navarro
Christina is a Queer Brown Woman born and raised in Southern California. She is a painter, poet, and multi-hyphenate. Her works are inspired by her spiritual connection to her ancestors, navigating her intersectional identities, and her experiences through love, joy, pain and trauma.
