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[Travel Guaracha]

Sometimes
I wish I were a character in a travel book
and get to know the black seas of Iceland
or the awe-inspiring landscapes of Huacachina
or the delightful scent of a lavender field
               far out in Valensole //
A veces quisiera darle la vuelta al mundo
and book one of those hot air balloon tours
in Cappadocia o en el desierto floreado de Atacama
and make a long-life living on how much I travel
BUT    I guess my longing is simpler, humbler,
               //     yet more definitive

I rather travel around you
while dancing to this guaracha
así nomás con una vueltecita / and
I'll get to know the whole universe
vuelta y vuelta and I’ll get to know
YOU: the whole meaning of life

Uno de los poemas publicados en el tercer número de la Latino Book Review (2021), Lubbock, Texas.