By E. Rafael Jacobs-Perez
Lonely Latino
Two Latinos
Is all you need
Just two
The minimum
So that there is
A dancing partner
A translator
Another pair of eyes
So that
What just happened
Can be verified
A pair of hands
To hold you up
When you want to go home
E. Rafael Jacobs-Perez is Puerto Rican Ashkenazi Jew originally from New Jersey, he is an author who publishes children’s books, poetry, film, culture, and political essays. He also works in translation, Spanish to English. He is currently studying a masters in English Literature and Culture at Friedrich Alexander Universität, Erlangen-Nürnberg. He would like to continue his career as a writer/translator with a focus on children and young adult literature. He can be found on instagram @e.rafael.jp .