Kobieta

By Alexandra Berrocal

Kobieta is a book of poetry. Some of it is fictional, and some of it is not. Can you tell the difference? It covers mistakes I've made in past relationships, astronomy (not to be confused with astrology), schools breaking the law, the life story of one of my best friends who is an Asian trans man, a poem written from the point of view of my t

• Language: English
• Publisher: Alexandra Berrocal
• Release date: Jun 21, 2023
• ISBN: 9781088171448

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The Beginning

Kobieta

A collection of poetry

By Alexandra Berrocal

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Acknowledgments

I would like to use this page to thank my good friend Matthew Nishii for his help in editing this book and my other book, GARNETS. I don’t know what I would have done without him. His help was absolutely invaluable.

So thank you Matthew! Hearts to you.

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Mistake

The conversation

I wish I’d never had

Starts with me saying

I never loved you

To the only lover

I ever had

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Meaning of my Name

An Alexandra

Is a natural leader

A Berrocal acts,

Always, like a queen

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Naming the Stars

I would rename the Pleiades

The Beauties, the Big Dipper

The Measuring Cup, Orion the

Funnily-Shaped man…drat I

Can’t think of any more.

Bash Back

My local school board

Decided not to obey

The laws of Cali

They will not implement new,

Consent is vital, sex ed.

How I Met Matthew

I recently reunited

With an Asian trans man

That I met

At Transgender Day of Remembrance

We didn’t ping

Each other’s radars then

But since I