PRECENCE

When first traveling in Mexico, 

I was continually called Elsa after 

introducing myself as Enza. I felt no 

resonance with the name Elsa. Eventually, 

I got tired of all-the-time starting things off 

with corrections. I decided to choose a new name, 

a name that when I said it people knew it and 

related to it. "Yo soy Esperanza", I said. 

Immediately, I was met with sunshine 

and song. "Eso es", I said, "eso es." Soy 

Esperanza. Esperanza De Nada de Todo,

present to what is. Thank you, Gracias,

mis amigxs, my friends, for 

visiting me here. 

May we allll

live our 

HeArt.