I LOVE THE WORLD


I love the world
Even though lies live
Underneath its surface

I care for the world
And when the lies were
Too much to bear
I began to walk alone

Seeing the world
All around me
With its vegetation
Its aridness
Its violence
And its charm

I found the invisible
Path of truth
On the narrow ways
And the cracks
Of forgotten streets

I love the world
And want to share it
With an honest apparition

A trustworthy vision
An authentic nightingale
A trustworthy moon

A reliable fire
Warm enough
To create the most
Fascinating events

Like lovers
Kissing in the water
Or walking down
The corridors of life

VEGETARIAN


I proceeded towards the sink
When she asked me if
I didn’t care for anymore

I looked at her and she was
Glowing more than ever

I told her that it would be fine
As long as there was enough
For everybody

She smiled and said there
Was more than enough

She looked
Pretty & happy
And the kitchen comes alive
When she’s near the stove

If she was single
I would probably asked her out
Her husband must be
The luckiest man alive

I sat on the chair
Placed the plate on the table
Contemplated the food
Before me
Baptized with red salsa
And it looked
More beautiful
Than ever

ANGELS & FLOWERS

The neighbors seem to be cleaning

they seem to be cleaner

this is just

a mirage of fatigue

They don't curse

at the swine anymore

now they speak to them

with metaphors

with poetry

with the language

of angels & flowers

and it looks like

they are trying to

pick up the garbage

In the north

they placed the dog in a cage

and I put the cage in my car

and drove south

till we crossed the border

and I glanced at the dog

as I drove and I

looked at it

and it like a good sport

and I considered keeping it

to for myself

But the true magicians

are the money changers

they make 2 hundred

of my pesos disappear

in front of my eyes

I wish they would

work their magic doing

the exact opposite

Nonetheless I pushed

my shopping cart

through the isles of commerce

and one customer spoke

into his cellphone:

“It looks like nothing

happened to him

he must have made

a deal with the devil

or something because

he looks healthy & complete”

And I remembered

the ascetics that claimed

to know how to trick the devil

and I remembered their words

and how it really made sense

back then

but I also knew

the axiom

easier said than done

is usually right

and know I know

those holy fools

were right