RogueAgent

I got you in my early twenties. It felt macho
yet romantic. Perhaps it could scare white people away. 

General Zapata was a martyr, yes, but he was no victim.
A man who arose to take arms against his oppressors.

Now, in my late 30’s, I look at you, Zapata tattoo,
and wonder what is next? Perhaps a skeleton? A rose?

A Mariachi? Perhaps a skeleton Mariachi, with a rose?
I chose to paint my body with Mexican and Chicano imagery  

to remember my roots, to venerate my culture,
because the body is the ultimate canvas,

tattoos like little poems in a priceless book.

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