The Ruse - Part II
Dedicated to the NYS Puerto Rican politicians and the people they manipulate:
"Somos Uno"

Take your tropical self
Into the streets
Of Arbor Hill
And observe
The disappointed bodies
Mourning
Those who went.
Stonewalls and Rockefeller,
Signs of things kept secret.
Be polite,
Do nor wear polyester suites,
Stay away from Cuchifritos,
Drink martinis,
Speak English
Without broken-down clues
And make sure you have a godfather
Dancing by your side.
You sing
In the cold winter
And all the politicians
Will buy a ticket
To your annual fund-raiser.

ALBERTO O. CAPPAS
THE LITERARY WORK OF ALBERTO O. CAPPAS
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PO Box 581, Triborough Station
New York, NY 10035

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Index
Poetry - Reviews - Articles - Links

1. From Dona Julia:
Maria
Letter to Iris
To my Father II
        Milagros: A Love Story
        Hide & Seek
        The Ruse - Part II
        Stickball

2. From Lessons to Myself
3. From Never too late to make a U-turn

4. Book Reviews:
      On being Boricua, by Angelica Aquino
      City Limits Magazine, by Kenyon Farrow
       Latin Beat Magazine, by Rudy Manqual
       
5. New poetry:
       The Educational Pledge
       Please don't confuse me with a "nigger"
       A Rose in Spanish Harlem
       The Wind


6.  Articles by/about AOC:
      What's in your hands?
      An Education & a Plan
      The Need for Educational Reform
      Passing the Torch to a new Generation
     Urban Legend: The Educational Cookies

7.    AOC Bio / Links & Contact Page
    
8.    A Place for Poets & Writers: The work of           other poets and writers  --  Coming Soon