Stumbling Upon Beauty

You have to forgive me Been in the hospital For 3 days now With mi amor Who has been In a month white uniforms Calm colors familiar I almost forgot I Step on new ground each day Antiseptic smell Broken by humanity When what is taken To relieve pain Causes another This day we should Have flown out Caught a wind gust Soared high Above streets Yet remain another day You have to forgive me Going curbside to Pick up a change of clothes And share news of Miman I don’t wish to rush back My lovers call says I will see you in a little bit Gives me all I require to venture further You have to forgive me Searching for food Not from a machine My little cafeteria on siesta No huevo frite y aguacate For me today You have to forgive me For strolling farther Past La Deliciosa Pan Gourmet Giant fresh almond cookies And pastries that normally Catch me no hook required Restaurante Chino Feng Shou Doors locked tight Lo de Mami prepared foods Themselves gone to lunch Needing more than convenience More than bocadillo de jamon Than fruitas y verduras You have to forgive me For stumbling upon beauty In these tight streets More photos on my phone A witness to my folly Red shutter persona Bougainvillea spilling Multicolored tile Splashing personality On concrete walls You have to forgive me I like the new The sleek styling of Modern architecture But love the old Spanish Colonial Ignites my heart Has me imagining Streets teeming Acoustic sounds The hustle and bustle Of stories told By candle light And novels written During summer heat Where wind through Open shutters the only relief These streets bare Except for cars Packed one to another Bought to fit parking spaces Comfort taking a back seat Yes I could wander for days Among these streets Watching for splashes of light Looking for community In the design And while the Church may be geographically in the center Of this neighborhood in Palma I imagine Ca’n Mona Variets Mallorquin May be the heart It’s Seafood Paella the required food for the soul Each week he says They come for my specialty In his broken English As I utter my Spanish thank yous While the sign says We are fighting For survival and coexistence Against short term tourism rent I get another point of view I know my wish is not to exploit Son Espanyolet But to honor To marvel in the beauty Embrace these streets I have never before walked Stumbling upon beauty GM Son Espanyolet Palma de Mallorca Feb 26 2021