Xanadu : Tijuana Gringo : Poems


Wet Passage

Rain falls on late night border city. Dogs
whine to get in. Hillsides threaten collapse.

Darkness judgement embraces Tijuana
while cantina artists drink tequila.

Jet roars from Otay airport howling climb
over river and downtown colonias.

On Revolution Avenue, wet shaved
heads argue and fight against each other.

Poet slips girlfriend past to taxi home.













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