Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Un Regalo De Lengua

Te regalo mi lengua
So that you can use it
On Thanksgiving

Te regalo mi lengua
So that you can wear it
Like a pearl necklace

Bien fancy como la tia Lourdes
Vieja boracha

I give you my tongue
So that you can charm the snakes
And hide them in your maletas

I give you my tongue
So that you can tell people our stories
That are buried in that tomb of a throat


3 comments:

  1. thank you. if only i could use my own, the regalo i keep in my maleta with the other snakes. i liked this poem of yours as it is similar to something i would like to write, though i am not sure who is la tia lourdes.

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