Juan Olivarez Poems

Tarzan Gonzalez, a wild Mexican man,
drinks beer after beer out of a can.
He is a hero to all the young men,
who idolize Tarzan just out of the pen.
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Mezcal with lemon and salt,
little red worm, your'e eating asphalt.
It's not from Tequila, the label fooled you,
but it's the same drink, it's nothing new.
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Little bright star, in the eastern sky
how you sparkle from way up high.
Like a diamond shining from far away,
I see you from the bed, on which I lay.
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Teddy bear cactus, whats in a name?
He that gave it to you, must have been insane.
Nothing is cuddly or cute that i see,
you are ferocious, armed to the teeth.
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juan Olivarez was his given name,
but to a little boy it was all the same,
to me he was papi all of the time,
and I was so happy, he was all mine.
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He was my friend, i was so sure,
I thought he was an angel, heavenly pure.
He took me to his nome, and cared for me,
from my time of infancy, well below his knee.
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There's a bright golden moon,
o'er the mountain high.
It will rise soon,
o'er the desert sky.
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A cacophony of sound, for miles around,
Anounces to the world, the cicadas are in town.
The yearly concert in the trees,
fill all who hear with happiness.
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Long ago and far away,
I fell in love with you.
And yes I still can see the day,
In my minds eye, a love so true.
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The Beavertail is blooming free,
out in the open wastes,
magenta colored majesty,
all through the spring it lasts.
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