american Poet
The american Poet subsists
on dollar-menu McDoubles or
cuando trae lana
big-ass burgers from
Tam’s #5 on Tweedy
splits a large fry across
crisp yellow-wax wrappers
baptized in buttermilk ranch
habla inglés
& español
taught by his Abuela
del cuaderno
straight from the island
pero still se da
en la madre
con los dos
learns his history
from a cousin
the pink one
crossing el puente
in la Toyota Previa
swears to the man
“americán”
then ducks in the
back row
she whispers este lado
era ours too
writes yellow Suavitel
& purple Fabuloso
la Lety’s casita en Canutillo
rechinando de limpia
scrapes pesos for
Gansitos y mazapán
to share sin romper
con la Disney channel princess
aunque anda bien clavado
se sigue encontrando alone
pero still speaks
american lengua
ya se la saben
cartera & palabras
dame what you owe
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