there is something
about the hand
  sh - sh - sh - shaving
of a block of ice
on a day so hot
the concrete ripples

the sticky sweetness of
  mango - coco - piña
poured from hand-labeled
bottles through plastic
spouts over chips
of ice packed tight
into thin paper cones

the sweaty trickle
between your fingers
around your thumb
across your wrist
  tongue flicking fast
before it falls to the ground

there is something there
that reminds me of home

Guy LeCharles Gonzalez (Publisher and Editor-in-Chief) is a Mets fan from the Bronx, now residing in New Jersey, and has a beautiful wife and two amazing kids. He won some poetry slams, founded a reading series, co-authored a book of poetry, and still writes when the mood hits him and he has the time. He prefers Pumpkin and India Pale Ales or Eagle Rare bourbon, still reads comic books, and hasn't completely let go of his plans for world domination.

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Keywords : Bronx, Piragua, Summer

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