en una banca
en la banquetaon a bench
on the sidewalk
more reasonabletake a load off
some things seem
to sit down
who cares if it'sla esquina de 8 y Revo
or it it's
6:00 y que
de la tarde
eveningon the corner
by the sidewalkon the bench
watch the parade
of evening gringos y mexicanos
and think it's
reasonable to look up
and see the moon over Jai Alai palace.
Luna, Frontón, & bus pulling
into the tiny driveway.Someone watches me write on this
same bench, holding his paper bagtrying to decide whether to beg
until silent he stands up to go.Perhaps this is as close to
Michaelangelo
as I will ever get tonight.