Ray Gonzales

Masa Face

You must kneel and deny there is a stranger eating at the table. Fourteen submarines were excavated from the ocean after the nuclear war. You must raise your hand to receive your portion of tobacco. Flugelhorns were outlawed but the minstrel rolled up his sleeves. You must keep track of your own chromosomes before they become gospel. The house contained sheep, elk horns, breakfast dishes, guitar picks, and unpredictable fruit. You must feel uncomfortable picking flowers in the night garden. Little animals swallowed the stones, mistaking them for feed from the grain bin. You must allow the rattlesnakes to go by and not even think of turning your head. Fields of corn stood at attention as the spiders filled their husks. You must admit your left hand smells and your right hand is perfumed. The invention of poverty arrived in history to increase the number of empty beds. You must look at the mural on the wall and find the caricature of someone you healed by simply offering them a glass of water. Sugar cane was mistaken for corn and the sweet destruction burned across the world without disturbing any organized religion. You must hurry and start the engine because the helicopter is shivering inside his machine.

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