over trap doors for ghosts to
enter a house built over
indigenous dance floors
She told me to find courage
in how the drum’s swing
… similar to how the pressure
in his jeans up against her
waist made her rain,
much like how
she guided (en)Richment
to confidence when
he found the groove in his
2-step.turnedthelightsonhisswagger
Azteca ancestors weeping
for our unity
which fill the puddles
coming down her waist
As he told her their love was
meant to be.neverrodeforanybodythathard
Tattooed over her invisible scars
and found art in her tragedies…
His gator skin Stacy Adams
and wine colored suit
… so creamy on her palate
with her Sunday attire
and both kids wearing
Barrio Jazz to church
The warm summer day in
the way he looked at her,
expressed a million thank you’s
when he built a tire swing
for her kids to play on
within his coming of age
Dedicated to Mī Abuelita
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