FLAMENCO BLUES
Check the jails and the morgues
for my soul
¡Ay, madre!
Check the bars
bars and hospitals
for it
¡Niña de mi corazón!
Check my usual places
haunts and homes
for my body
¡Ay, madre,
niña de mi corazón!
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STATEMENT OF POETICS FOR A NEVER-PUBLISHED ANTHOLOGY
There are few things on earth--softer
than--a hard-boiled egg--
if you think about it--
my heart--too--is soft--
underneath this hard shell--
my impregnable--poems.
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