"Once, borracho, at breakfast, / he said: The heart can only be broken / / once, like a window."
— Corral, Eduardo C.
Author
Work Title
Date
2012
Metaphor
"Once, borracho, at breakfast, / he said: The heart can only be broken / / once, like a window."
Metaphor in Context
Greaser. Beaner. Once, borracho, at breakfast,
he said: The heart can only be broken
once, like a window. ¡No mames! His favorite
belt buckle: an águila perched on a nopal.
If he laughs out loud, his hands tremble.
Bugs Bunny wants to deport him. César Chávez
wants to deport him. When I walk through
the desert, I wear his shirt. The gaze of the moon
stitches the buttons of his shirt to my skin.
The snake hisses. The snake is torn.
(ll. 25-34)
he said: The heart can only be broken
once, like a window. ¡No mames! His favorite
belt buckle: an águila perched on a nopal.
If he laughs out loud, his hands tremble.
Bugs Bunny wants to deport him. César Chávez
wants to deport him. When I walk through
the desert, I wear his shirt. The gaze of the moon
stitches the buttons of his shirt to my skin.
The snake hisses. The snake is torn.
(ll. 25-34)
Categories
Provenance
Reading
Citation
Eduardo C. Corral, "In Colorado My Father Scoured and Stacked Dishes Related Poem Content Details," Poetry (2012). <Link to www.poetryfoundation.org>
Date of Entry
11/18/2016
