Poetry by Sarah Serrano

I KNEW

Mother prayed when I called myself
  bruja
In my Bushwick Garden
   I conjured up potions
I’d cast magic spells

I knew

        I was one with the earth

I used soft rocks to scribble
    stories
on the bricks of the house I lived in
  Collected seeds
crushed up flower petals
 and weeds

I knew

         I was one with the earth

I loved to lay in the garden
  eyes
    meeting blue oceans
 I could feel myself levitating
  Imagined flying away

I know

           I am one with the earth

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Sarah Serrano is a Puerto Rican Brooklyn based artist. She is a VONA alum and has written and performed for Latina Magazine & Prudential Banking, Forbes 30 under 30, Drew Barrymore, Rizos on the Road tour, Wedding Wire, BHLDN, and more. Sarah uses poetry and art to encourage empowerment and healing.