Mark of Cain

I think about
the people
my cross-hairs
passed over

& all the reasons  
           on the way to work  
           family in the car
It didn't feel right  
           foot slipped off the brake  
           confusion at a checkpoint
So even when I planned to  
           my dad on his way to work  
           broken family around the dinner table
I couldn't

Back then, it was like the sun
drove out all thought
turning mind tabula rasa

The desert like a brand
searing Cain's question
and the mark God left him
as an answer

Art by Mala Calaña

Mala Calaña is Benjamin Estrada, 28 years old from Nicaragua, known in the world of graffiti and art as Mala Canaña. He belongs to a group of collective mural artists called Mad Crew and is part of an illustrative study called La Ratonera Estudio. He believes that art is a fundamental tool for change and social transformation, and so creates works of art with a critical message, at the same time becoming a proposal for transforming our environment. Find him on Instagram @espiritu_d_contradiccion.