the ones I love.
My family
We back each other up,
like a tight-knit pack of wolves who don't fuck around.
Sometimes we disagree with one another
Respectfully
tough love?
Love is love
This one the most sincere and longest-running
Manuel Baeza
"Sweet twin. My wicked other,
I am the memory that circles your bed nights,
that tugs you taut as moon tugs ocean.
I claim you all mine,
arrogant as Manifest Destiny
I want to rattle and rent you in two.
I want to defile you and raise hell.
I want to pull out the kitchen knives,
dull and sharp, and whisk the air with crosses.
Me sacas lo mexicana en mi.
like it or not, honey...
Quiero ser tuya. Only yours. Only you.
Quiero amarte. Atarte. Amarrarte.
Love the way a Mexican woman loves. Let
me show you. Love the only way I know how."
- From Sandra Cisneros' "You Bring Out the Mexican in Me"
My friends
"Ya'll wicked mean, a voice at the bar
claims. Naw, not mean. Shit!
Been to hell and back again.
Girl, me too!"
- From Sandra Cisneros' "Las Girlfriends"
Mi gente, mi comunidad.
