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I'm fascinated by
Mexican superstitions,

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so I had a lot of fun with
a poem entitled "Chuparosa,"

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which means hummingbird.

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I buy magic meat of a chuparosa
from a toothless witch

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who catches it as
it sips flower wine.

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She fills her palms with
blooms and the bird dives

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into the perfumed petals
for the last time.

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The witch claps her hands
hard and blossoms float away,

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but the small body is still.

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As the bruja plucks the ruby and
emerald feathers, soft pillow

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for her grandchild's head, she
dries the meat, magic meat,

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which I buy to
sprinkle in your wine

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so you will see me, only me.

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And you do.

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You hover.

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Your eyes never wander.

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More and more on hot afternoons,
I sleep to escape your gaze.

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