Mango on a Stick
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Mango on a stick
When in Mexico
covered with chile sauce
Satisfying and sticky juice
Drips down
And singes into the skin
Reddened by the chile
Absentmindedly
Is the only way to eat
Mango on a stick
As the sounds of life
Swarm
Just like the dust
On the ground
Beneath flip flops
Absentmindedly
Is the only way
To think back on a trip
Full of collected recipes
And memories
Dancing in open air bars
Micholadas
Friends laughing
Speaking Spanglish
Pico de Gallo
Burning skin
Singed
As if reddened by chile
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