Chapin City Blues

from: "Refugee"

And then, remember me—
detail by bloody detail;
reflect on what it is I represent,
and memorize these tears of blood
when you laugh at every refugee.

Fores Tamayo, Ana M. “Refugee.” Bad Hombres & Nasty Women: Anthology. Edited by Gabriel H. Sanchez and Isaac Chavarria. The Raving Press, 2017, pp. 16-21.