This poem puts on display Mexican culture and the symbolism and importance of the donkey, or burro, within it. The idea here is to explore the themes of tradition and resilience and empathy, using the image of the burro as a powerful symbol. I wanted the reader to have a very imagistic experience - imagery of blankets and peddled goods and the burden of a hooved beast during the hustle and bustle of market days and the resilience of the people who rely on these animals for their livelihoods.

 In the heart of Pacific Mexican beauty, category 5 Hurricane Otis just unleashed a tempest of despair and destruction on Acapulco, but a different storm rages in the hearts of those left behind – the rage of a government’s faltering response to the crisis.

This is a quotidian poem on a past experience of discovering our family’s ranch house kitchen door breached by migrants along the Texas-Mexico border.

The poem accounts for a Mexican border town antique store. Written in the Villanelle poetic form, the poem is about hope and the joy of discovery in vintage possessions.