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Botero's "La Calle"
Bryant Byrd

A large woman walked along

The narrow walk way with her tiny purse and umbrella

On la calle shopping

in the loveliest of weather

Wealthy in her frilly skirt

and banana colored blouse

A man opens the door

to see this giant standing...in front of his house

He first assumed it was a wall

Since the yellows seemed to blend

but then the walls began to talk and something

didn't quite fit in

It was a normal day on la calle

for everybody else

but this is the day the large round woman

fell in love with a chef

Back to Issue 2 - Spring 2012