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Del Carmen MAG
No shoe
Futbol streets
Before bus
Under God
Laundry on line
Roofless dwelling
Sun through west walls
Boy on bicicleta
No shirt
Wave
Smile
Old man
Crouched on
Gravel
Fence post shade
Orange glow of dying butt
Desolate eyes
Expression
Gone from being
Middle road
Millions of flies
One dead dog
Two blocks down
Woman in short
Leather skirt
High heels
Thick lipstick
Fake nails
Fake eyelashes
Walks
Up and down
Street
Little ninos
Play games
Up and down
Street
High walls
Homemade barbed wire fence
Consists of broken bottles
Mortared on wall top
Bloodstain
Paints
Once white finish
Inside walls
Nice cars
“Come here, amigo
I got what you want
What you want?
Something for the girlfriend
Marijuana?
Cuban cigar?
Come here
Look at this
You won't find better deal
Give me a price
This looks good on you
Where you going, hombre?
You come back, alright?
Remember me, Pablo
I got everything”
Two seconds later, repeat
Previous
Federales
In shadow
Moonlight gleam
Machine-gun gleam
Helmet
Camo suit
High-laced leather boot
Snarling eyes
Doorway
Stone barricade
No windows
No sign
No doorway
Expect one
Federales stands in
Makeshift lamp
Over doorway of
Closed building
Three
Middle-aged
Drab clothes
Drab instruments
Solemn mariachi moves me
Slowly toward
Moonlit Mexican beach
Water tide
Cleans feet and soul
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