Mexico Poems
All Fall the virgin went from house to house
La guadalupana
Empress Carlota
Guavas,
I am my pretendiente
I hate the vapid taste of limas
If I were a fruit I would be choconostle, take it from me it's delicious.
Last night the full moon was in eclipse.
Paranoía
To my new pastor
Viacrucis
About sweeping the floor.
Guavas,

On the tree you are
Scabbed and hard,
In my mouth you are
Sweetly textured
Underfoot you are
Shocking pink
Like young lungs,
And so potent
The whole neighbourhood
Dreams of guavas.

En el árbol están
Costroso y duro
En mi boca
De dulce textura
Debajo de mis pies
Rosa chillón
Como pulmones jóvenes,
Y tan potentes
Que todo el vecindario
Sueña con guyabas

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