Paul Martínez Pompa Poems

I. SKIN & CORN

Her brown skin glistens as the sun
pours through the kitchen window
like gold leche. After grinding
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That Lucia broke the machine twice in one week was evidence enough. He also offered this—she's no longer automatic, her stitches are crooked and once another seamstress found Lucia's "lost" sewing patterns in the trash. The security guard half listened as Lucia gathered her things.
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