Now our
Immortal Guadalupe labors under permanent
rainstorms
and her
beggar children live from
dime bag to
dime bag
having traded myths of their
future for the
fierce joys of
permanent now
Wisps of
smoke curl and
chase their tails through the raindrops
while stained
concrete reaches up to touch the grey ceiling of
overcast
Sorry, I can't
spare any change.