Love Poem # 1
By Sandra Cisneros
a red flag
woman I am
all copper
chemical
and you an ax
and a bruised
thumb.
unlikely
pas de deux
but just let
us wax
it’s nitro
egypt
snake
museum
zoo
we are
connoisseurs
and commandoes
we are rowdy
as a drum
not shy like
Narcissus
nor pale as plum
then it is I want to hymn
and hallelujah
sing sweet sweet jubilee
you my religion
and I a wicked nun
(1987)
