Nia Morgan
Fatal Cuba
He castrated her
took her prisoner
in the heart of Cuba
Have Ana
He proposed
let the 26 July army break her in
brand her M-26-7
Have Ana de Santiago
McKinley offered a hooker’s price
a payment too prideful to be met
Batista won’t want her now
Let’s bathe her
in crimson water
he commands
A baptismal cleansing
Two parts American blood one part Bay
times fifty Repeat
Lock her up
Seize her food hoard her medication
Shove missiles in her mouth—
numb like Novocain ’til she chokes
She hasn’t seen sick yet
Elian Gonzalez is escaping!
Have Ana is breaking
and serves to Raúl in fear.
Fifty-three people released
her captor deceased
Have Ana will rise again.
Nia Morgan holds a BA in English from Rollins College in Orlando, Florida, and is currently pursuing her MFA at the University of Tampa. Her work has appeared in Brushing (the Rollins College undergraduate journal of art and literature) and Voices (the digital magazine of Brain Mill Press). In her spare time, she enjoys reading books about activism and equality, binging shows on Netflix, and spending time with her family.
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