Will Barber - Jacinta IV

Please, señor,
¿May I refresh your drink?

You sit redfleshed, hairy
Upon the veranda,
Staring at the locals.
Ignoring your wife.

I do not care what you want.
Your needs are unimportant.
Your wife seems to
Think the same.

I serve drinks to turistas,
But not for turistas.
¿May I refresh your drink,
As you grow sunburnt?

I am working for propinas:
¿See my white teeth?
But no, you ignore me,
I am mere scenery.

Please, señor, do not forget
To leave a tip in the propina jar.
Even a bartender may
Send remittances to Jacinta.

One may smile and smile,
While wishing for justice
To engulf resorts,
Y oficinas gubermentales.

Please, señor,
¿May I refresh your drink?

I am Miguel. The Guardia
Seeks me in Oaxaca.
¿Una otra cerveza
Para su compañera?

2008

Will Barber

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