Abuelita

I thought you were
the lover of Richard Ramirez

covering the walls of your corner house

in the blood of stolen fetuses

while he snuck into open windows

across Los Angeles

I believed you were

La Reina of the Mexican mafia

pointing out targets for drive bys and

selling heroin packed in balloon

animals to neighborhood children

I heard stories of

your Tijuana drug binges and

your skill wielding

the belt and the ash tray and

the vacuum cleaner cord

yet all I remember is

naps under the white down and

hiding from fireworks in your bushes and

a red rose resting

in your jet black hair

Gail D. Kelley lives in Redondo Beach, Ca.

Visit him at www.myspace.com/chirorhino

Last update : 10-11-2007 05:42

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