Two Pieces (w/translations)

Skrubjay

Paradise

Land on me,

 watch me rise to meet you.

my ribs uncurl like petals

Bones reaching for the rays from your laughter

A cup full of nectar awaits

Take my blood and drink

Nourish yourself 

Leave me barren

To refill from you.

Monta mis caderas, 

 Mira mi pecho elevarse. 

Mis costillas se abren como pétalos 

Huesos buscando los rayos de tu risa 

Toma mi corazón y traga 

Nutrete 

Déjame vacío 

Para recargar de usted.

Scarlet Monkeyflower

You’ll look at me the way I look at you,

One day,

your voice will float in the wind,

hands cupping my face like petals 

of monkeyflower 

admiration pouring from your gentle

examination of my leaves

I will try to wrap myself around your finger

closing to the world,

all I need to feed


scarlet of the petals, scarlet in my cheeks

the scarlet I feel coursing in my veins

through my spine, through my stamen.

Stay with me, under this tree

let us look for the sun together

One day

You’ll look at this flower and see me

Me mirarás como yo te miro,

Un día,

tu voz flotará en el viento,

manos ahuecando mi cara como pétalos

de flor de mono

admiración brotando de tu gentil

examen de mis hojas

Intentaré envolverme alrededor de tu dedo

cerrándose al mundo,

todo lo que necesito para alimentarme


escarlata de los pétalos, escarlata en mis mejillas

el escarlata que siento correr por mis venas

a través de mi columna, a través de mi estambre.

Quédate conmigo, debajo de este árbol

busquemos el sol juntos

Un día

Mirarás esta flor y me verás.

Jay likes to stay inside and hide from the sun. If he isn't reading, writing, gaming, or watching movies... he's probably been forced outside against his will.