Tipico Trademarked
How many coquis will have to be sacrificed
how much coquito will I have to guzzle
will I have to bathe every scar in Bacardi
drown my depression in Don Q
tattoo Vaya and Punto across my knuckles
memorize every Marc Anthony
flow with Frankie Ruiz
ain't we all searching for that cura
but Miky showed me
no bodeguero will sell you a dream
much less give you a loose on credit
torture myself until my artist credentials
are certified by the latinati gatekeepers
perfecting my code switching Bronx Acento
with no barbed wire fences between the barrio
and academy forcing us to define ourselves
until every other Boricua is the enemy
they don't agree with your prescription
for Puerto Rico's future
still confined to hidden history unpublished
so pieces of Pa'lante
have perished cherishing beach front
Florida condos far from the puercos bajando
overcooking a well done stake in silly game
to claim whoever has been closest
to the creators of that la carreta lane
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