in the spirit of jesus, rosa

cooks easter feasts for her children.
she cooks easter feasts for her grandchildren.
and drops off leftovers to next door neighbors.

we're one of them.
john, the retired truckdriver, is
the other.

today, she dropped off chicken and
arroz con gandules.
her red rice was decorated with flecks of pork.
she also brought potato salad with
fresh bacon bits on top.
she knows i'm a vegetarian.
she knew i was at work.
so she spoke with karla about family stuff.

one day i want to bring her and ramon
a tupperware bowl filled with my stir fry.
vegetarian.  tofu.  gluten free.

one day i want to watch a
cubs game with ramon.  and john.
john, ramon, and me.
80, 70, 40.
ish.
and invite chris, too.  next door.
30.
4 houses in a row.
pole, jew, puerto rican, i don't know.
chicago.