You were so many things
Treasured friend and comrade
Mentor and collaborator
You,lived fiercely
A force of nature
Always nurturing community
Alchemizing collective energy
Your final project vital and alive
Latinx Power
Reclaiming history
Redefining identity
I called you spirit sister
I saw your epic strength
But also your vulnerability
Nights staying with you visiting New York
Your apartment in Washington Heights
Overlooking emotional waters
Views as magical as your mind
Now you dance with ancestors
Your spirit still alive with us
Because bodies die
But spirit and energy do not
We will carry your legacy
You will rest in peace and in power
Your spirit feeding the roots of sacred trees
Trees of expansion and imagination
You will always be my spirit sister
An enduring inspiration
Your memory a chrysalis
A fulcrum of revolution and liberation
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–BYPO PHOENIX c)2026
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