Claudia Sofía

“Trivia is mainstream. 'Nerd' is the new 'cool.”
― Ken Jennings

“I promise a banquet for our ending.
I promise a parade of drums for the day you
close the door behind you for the last time.
I promise not to carry you around with me like a mistake
or a pack of gum, even when I forget what you taste like.
When they ask me about you,
I will always smile.
I will say your name and it will sound
like “thank you.”
― Caitlyn Siehl, What We Buried

“I am still learning how to ask
the important questions, like
“Do you want children?” or
“How do you take your coffee?”
so I'm sorry if I stare at your mouth and ask you if you've ever swallowed a dandelion seed, instead.”
― Caitlyn Siehl

“I am a city of sounds.
I will keep you safe.

I know I am supposed to feel ugly.
They all tell me that no woman
should look so well-traveled,
but they do not know.

I am earth. I am sun and skies.
I am the high road, the low road.
I am every poem about skin.
I am a world that cannot be explored in one day.
I am not a place for cowards.”
― Caitlyn Siehl, What We Buried