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Far From Mexico

Just off Ohio, following the wind, Past the China-man restaurant Where fools shell out After cooking their own food, There’s a place, A place that waste Three thousand square-feet Of windy Chicago, A place Mexico would not Call compañero de armas. In my world Poverty is impetus That chiseled man. It is hard To stomach Chilangos With second-rated Refried bean and totopos.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011




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Date: 12/6/2011 12:43:00 PM
I think you meant "totopos"....the tortilla chips often served with salsas, pico de gallo, refried beans, and other things. And I sometimes find Chilangos (natives of Mexico City) hard to stomach in other settings as well. Your poem does have a certain down to earth flavor to it and I did enjoy it.
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