I hate American corn tortillas The Kind that break when you fold them in half And taste like imitation corn Where my Nana was born They'd make tortillas every half hour We all know that flour tortillas Should only be made at home Tortillas de Recien Hechesitas! - Yells the short Indian Woman With 2 babies on her back It must be tiring having 2 babies on your back And making tortillas de Maize!!!! (chipper sounding) One Packacho De Tortilas please - Orders the White Motherfucker 50 Pesos - replies the Lady Uno por favor - I say 10 Pesos - The Lady saids smiling And I open my package of corn tortillas There so hot That the steam burns my hand I grab the first 1 Roll it up And Shove it in my mouth Butcher paper & all I hate American Tortillas de Maize Please send me a package Nana
Reason for writing:
Inspiration from the indigenous nation. Look beneath the
surface...
Birth sign: Cancer
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