an inch from the mirror there is
drycracking skin on the sides of the mouth from
un-doing
un-noticed
i only fool myself
convince myself
there/ is/ nothing/ wrong

i dream in spanish
it makes more sense
a tongue with no abbreviations
/machinations/
whats your rush
...

they drew up lines to separate us.
inventing "other"
so now we know
who
we
are