Papi Chulo
by Emanuel Xavier (New York, NY)
When I look into your papi chulo
eyes
I see happiness and joy
the
Christ-child con los tres reyes magos
and bags
full of toys
for the first time noticing
the
beauty of brightly lit bodegas
against cobalt
skies
the subway smiles of homeless mothers
watching two men kiss quick secret goodbyes
walking
away from each other
banjee boys on their way
home
forbidden love glistening in their souls
like the melted candles and whispered prayers
from altars glowing late at night
in
the barrios of a sleepless city
-still prejudiced
and cold
When I touch your papi chulo
skin
I abandon myself to ecstasy and hope
childhood scars lost somewhere in your embrace
abrazando tus sueños wrapped inside my coat
your breath acariciandome like the soft island breezes
of Oy-
soothing the jagged edges of my ghetto
face
while gently rocking under the moonlight
back and forth
back and forth
back and forth
to the rhythms of salsa
and Spanish lullabies
engraved in memory like
graffitied names on a hostel wall
When I kiss your papi chulo lips
I close my eyes to taste your tropics
my
inhibitions drowning in the sweet river of your saliva
struggling
to survive somewhere deep within
while tongues
dance to the beat of our hearts
deseando que estos
momentos would last forever
in a world without
boundaries
in love without limits
en
la isla de Nueva York
papito lindo
tu
amor
es mi bendición
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The Date
by Osvaldo del Valle (Chicago, IL)
I want to step to you and say,
"What's up?"
Get to know you and start a relationship that won't f*ck up.
I want to hold your hand on our very first date.
Have you spoon feed me in a restaurant from food off your plate.
I want you to tell me funny stories from when you were a kid,
then tell me how surprised you were when I stepped up to you
when I did.
I want you to walk me home very late at night.
At my door, hold me in your arms-oh so very tight.
I want you to tell me that you had a great time-that you want
to do it again.
Then tell me that you like me and definitely want to be more
than just friends.
I want you to pause and stare into my eyes and wonder if...
if you can kiss me right then-to taste my thick soft lips.
You go for yours and the kiss was definitely slammin!
You begin rubbing your pelvic area against mine-our bodies start
jammin.
I am mad OPEN, so I stop and ask you if you want to come up to
my place.
You gently say "no" saying that I'm too special-as
you begin to caress my face.
You say this here thing that we got, you want it to be right.
Because you're tired of all those one nights.
You say that I'm your diamond, and you want to be my gem.
And that this relationship should start slowly until that moment
when...
And if everything works out, my papi chulo you will gladly be.
From this moment of our very first kiss, until the end of eternity.
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