The city was New York.
The time was 9:40 pm.
One could not see the sun.
The season was spring.
The temperature was 66°F.
It was not raining.
The time was 9:40 pm.
One could not see the sun.
The season was spring.
The temperature was 66°F.
It was not raining.
PHOTO OF MY DAD IN GUATEMALA STANDING IN FRONT OF A GRAFFITIED WALL THAT READS “CENTRAL AMERICA ANOTHER VIETNAM FOR THE IMPERIALIST YANQUI,” 1986
Ariel Francisco
Sunglasses and smiling. Above
the words, a demonic American
depicted gripping a bayonet,
barefoot and bloodthirsty.
The sun casts my dad’s shadow
at the soldiers knees
as though begging for mercy.