Monday, July 14, 2008

Stories About Skin Color; or If God Permits

Staple us together, please. 
And not just in my finger,
but at our hips, 
our teeth,
our eyelashes.
 
Because there were two minutes today when I wished I was
the bantam Mexican boy leaning against the antiqued brick,
hands in pockets. Here is my dual brain theory,
I wish I'd never met you.

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