Power ball

Here you can ask the bodega man how luck works (you never know).
Watch as hypothetical business deals flourish 
It wouldn't be a handout, I could do good work for your business -
If you win.
Two dollars to fantasize
in horror of never-ending options.

Coffee with a side of Bagels

Always percolating.

(it’s why I love you)

Sweetly noir.

Content with a Plain.

But also grasping for

an Everything.

Thru hiker #1

There's a man
with one testicle
who wears a kilt
made of poncho plastic

Sometimes he's in Maine
Sometimes he's further south

But he's always
hiking the Appalachian trail
with his poles clicking against the rocks
as he swiftly goes.

I know because he told me so.

Remedios for the Blues

(for Daughters of the Universe)

First

Incense

Frankincense and myrrh

In a can of Cafe Bustelo

Bless the ten directions

Burn sage

White mountain if you can get your hands on it

Squat down low to the ground

On your hard wood floor

Declare it Mother Earth

Stand in your power

Smoke out the ghosts

Burn away

All the negative energy

Mal de ojo

Pour agua florida between your palms

Like abuela, hear her voice in your mind

Bañate nena

Quitate todo lo malo

Rub the back of your neck

and shake it out

waving your arms

over your head

and back towards a window

Always towards a window!

make sure your head is covered

Now get serious
light a cigar
Breathe in the sweet aroma and smoke

Circle your world

Claim your universe
Battle it out

Smudge the corners

of your casita

walking every inch of 

your dwelling, opening all the closets

let the skeletons fly out

clear out the clutter

let it all go Girl!

Open all the windows

And sweep

the old away

trom the inner core

out the front door, then

Mop the floor

con Santa Clara

Sprinkle rose water y violetas all around

Place white flowers in clear crystal bowls of water
Finally light a white novena candle
and breathe in the calm

And if you have no incense, frankincense, myrrh

white mountain sage

If you have no broom, or Santa Clara or a mop

agua florida, rose water or violetas

white flowers or crystals or clear water
or white novena candle to light
or calm to breathe in

Remember you are deeply loved

That you are loved

Dear sweet goddess

Daughter of the universe

Extend your arms and draw them in back to your own body

crossing your arms one over the other

Hug yourself

Love yourself mamita and remember

the only remedio you ever need is 

Love

Gout

Scallops, ham, mayonnaise, pita,
you think of scalloping the ham,
making it a thing.

All the good in there, sifted out,
sinks into the good foot.

The other foot; the heel, the arch, the nail bed,
rages through the night,
rattles as you nod,
pain pinpricking along to all the horror your father never told.