Thursday, March 19, 2009
Miami
mango, hibiscus, sand, and coral
white linen suits in Little Havana
roaches bigger than hands and feet, faster than mouths, hungrier than dirty faces begging in the streets.
avocado, pulled pork, chicharrones, arroz y frijoles
dame de comer
when I think of home...my mom doesn't much come to mind.
tangled sheets
cold air conditioning from the humming wall unit in East Hialeah.
no Bailey's Cafe for spics
heat waves; mirages of success and beauty and
friendships
a memory for every square inch of the big city
El Gato Tuerto me hizo reir because that was the first place
I bought beer legally and they never asked for
I.D.
Chango y Oshun come hold everyone but me.
street vendors pushing mamoncillos y limones y perico
dime lo que quieres and its there.
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