"My Mexico City" (January 2019)

A Poem honoring Mexico city - "My Mexico City" 
copyright by Ronaldo YM           (New Year 2019)

Alameda Park in Mexico City

a city of contrasts
where subjugation numbs
a still proud people
criollos, peninsulares, mestizos
a pozole of fusion
where once stood defiance
now crowd capitalists, shoe-shiners, young lovers
taquerias, hawkers dot in corners
quiet by churches drowning in voices
cascading in sadness, pain, hunger, homelessness
dancing in song, parties, happiness, humor
a plethora of music echoing powerfully
as i sit where Cortes once ruled regally
on this journey, i, born of criolla and chinese, yearn
again for home where i see mis bisabuelitos selling
tamarind sweets and local tacos
where business men in suits hide in shades
where clerics mingle less and more Hidalgos needed
with the ordinary
where survival and wealth co-exist
Por fortuna siempre llega un Ano Nuevo.
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