#2 What Would Mi Hermano Abel Say

#2 What Would Mi Hermano Abel Say

What would mi hermano Abel say,
to see the padded seat and
reems of (free!) TP
Or my dear Lenin,
receiving apologies for
“the inconvenience” or the “long wait”?
What if the neighbors told Franklyn
To turn his music down?

(?!Que va a ser!?)

Two men walking down the street
With a baby in between
-or-
A banker delivering Christmas presents
in the rain
On MLK Blvd?

Would they say,
“Great Babylon!”
Or
“Land of the Free,
Home of the brave?”

Kelly at Goodwill for the $1.49 sale…
Yimy at her first library
Reyna at a skating rink
On “Family Night”

?como estan todos los amados hermanos por alli?

Protesters at an abortion clinic or
Their children after prom or
A foster family returning
The kids
To their birth mother
After six months?

Would they say,
“Great Babylon!”
Or
“Land of the Free,
Home of the brave?”

Marisol getting free lunch
Joél a scholarship
Percy at the movies
Losing his soul
Ticket by ticket

?como estan todos los amados hermanos por alli?

What would be Rosalvina’s response
to a midweek Ladies’ Bible Study
(childcare provided)?
Moises’ big brown eyes taking in
The story of David and Bathsheba
Told by cucumbers and tomatoes
Ay! To think of Romelio
enduring
a Rock-n-roll Worship Circus…
Or, Pastor Mauricio’s take on
A visit to the Welfare office.

(?!Que va a ser!?)

Nelida, on payday:
Would she complain
About the 10%
Skimmed off for taxes
And a bit more for social security?

Ah, Percy the elder-
A day at the Jones’s:
Target practice
(que lindo, that 2nd amendment!);
Barbeque;
Guitar around
A dying campfire
While the milky way (northern hemispheric version)
Makes its debut

Hmmm… I’ve got it:
Mama Nila:
In my mother’s kitchen
Drinking café,
Eating bread
Fresh from the oven.

?como estan todos los amados hermanos por alli?
En Victoria, gracias al Senor… en victoria