In the Rivers of My Affection

Touch: The Journal of Healing

by Sergio A. Ortiz

Drown

your yearning

in the rivers

of my affection.

I will give

your beauty

consent to touch

my pain.

Pushed you away

for so long… baby

Bring me

joy,

bring me

song.

Sergio A. Ortiz is a retired educator, poet, and photographer. He has a B.A. in English literature, and a M.A. in philosophy. Flutter Press released his debut chapbook, At the Tail End of Dusk, in October of 2009. Ronin Press released his second chapbook, topography of a desire, in May of 2010. Avantacular Press released his first photographic chapbook: The Sugarcane Harvest, May 2010. He was recently published, or is forthcoming in: Carcinogenic Poetry, Perceptions Magazine of the Arts 2010, BorderSenses, Offcourse Literary Journal, and The Monongahela Review.