Marlene Cueto
Born in Havana, Cuba Marlene Cueto emigrated to the United States with her family before her second birthday. After living in Louisiana and New Jersey in the late 60's and early 70's, her family finally settled in South Florida. Currently, she is a faculty member at Miami Dade College where she teaches developmental writing and English composition. In addition to her twenty years of teaching in traditional and electronic classrooms, she designs and publishes an online student centered magazine, designs online curriculum and has recently become a committed blogger and freelance writer. (www.thefearlessblog.blogspot.com)Visit Author's Website
The Quiet Noise
Quietly the noise arrives
surrounding me
above, behind and below.
Slowly it moves without warning and gently
wraps its arms around me.
Although unseen and unknown, I recognize its face.
My heart welcomes the visitor
and without hesitation my spirit drinks
replenishing my soul.
Forever leaving its imprint, it flies away.
Straddling Between Two Worlds
A few months after I took my first unassisted steps, my father’s unending desire to escape the shackles that imprisoned his body, mind and soul forced him to abandon his homeland in search of freedom.
My story is no different than the stories told by other immigrant daughters who find themselves straddling between two worlds, the [...]
