A Walk in Mercado de la Merced

I went from market to market for years, because Mexico is in its markets
– Pablo Neruda

inhale

 

fried pig skin

peppers

tortillas

dirt

car tires                                               cigarette smoke

dry wood

violin strings

fresh paint

concrete dust

exhale

 

when did my hands get so many wrinkles?

why is the mountain so violent toward the clouds?

how did that dog get on top of that building?

what does my cock look like to the man in the urinal next to me?

 

reflection in a window

 

i am

at least

until i

turn away

Brent Ameneyro

Brent Ameneyro’s poetry has been published in The Fourth River, Hispanic Culture Review, and elsewhere. He was the recipient of the following awards: 2019 Sarah B. Marsh Rebelo Excellence in Poetry Scholarship, 2020 San Miguel Poetry Week Fellowship, and the 2021 SRS Research Award for Diversity, Inclusion and Social Justice.

Contributions by Brent Ameneyro