Creative Writing Contest THINGS WE`VE NEVER SEEN

Creative Writing Contest
Primer lugar del Concurso Creative Writing Contest - ‘Campuswide’
THINGS WE’VE NEVER SEEN
José Ery Díaz Basto
alumno de la Licenciatura en Relaciones Internacionales
I’VE NEVER SEEN YOUR BURNT ALMOND EYES CRINKLE AT THE EDGES
NOR THE CORNERS OF YOUR MOUTH UNFURL
NATURALLY, WITHOUT ANY COMPROMISE
NOR HAVE I EVER SEEN YOUR DEADPAN GAZE
FILL UP WITH SYRUP LIKE MINE
I DON’T THINK I’D BE ABLE TO TAKE IT
BEING DRENCHED IN HONEY SOUNDS DISGUSTING
I’VE NEVER SEEN OUR GOODBYES MATCH UP
I HOLD YOU SO HARD I LEAVE FINGER MARKS ON YOUR BACK
YOU SEND ME OFF WITH A ROUTINE SO CHOREOGRAPHED
IT FEELS LIKE HUGGING AN ATM
YOU’VE NEVER SEEN ME RAVE ABOUT THE SPOTS ON YOUR NECK
OR ABOUT HOW YOUR HUGE, SOFT EYES REFLECT LIGHT
WHAT’S THE POINT OF TELLING YOU IF EVEN BROACHING THE SUBJECT
WILL SHARPEN THEM INTO A PIERCING GLARE?
NOR HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE DEBRIS OF NIGHTS LIKE THE ONE
I SAW YOU GRAZING ANOTHER’S BACK – MY SPINE SHATTERED INTO A
MILLION PIECES AND I HAD TO SWEEP THEM OFF THE FLOOR
BEFORE ANYONE SAW THE MESS.
YOU’VE NEVER SEEN ME SITTING AFTERWARDS IN MY VOLKSWAGEN
TRYING TO BREATHE IN AND OUT IN QUICK BURSTS AND
TO REMEMBER HOW TO USE THE STICK SHIFT WITHOUT THINKING OF THE NUMBERS: