Truth Speak
Turn up the voltage
and burn out the light bulbs.
Step off the pedestal
and conform to nothing.
Swim against the current
and jump the shark or play
with it for a while and
write with the blood you shed.
Out of disorder
and rebellion a flash
of happiness can spring
forth, like electric dreams.
The butterflies in your
stomach will fly out of
your mouth and your heart
will be free to speak truth.

Born in Mexico, Luis Cuauhtémoc Berriozábal resides in California and works in the mental health field in Los Angeles. His poems have appeared in Blue Collar Review, Kendra Steiner Editions, Nerve Cowboy, and Yellow Mama Webzine. Luis recommends St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.