Best Tortillas Poems

"Mi primo" means my cousin in Spanish.
He calls me his "primita"- little cousin.
This is the story of how mi primo
Taught me about the meaning of bread;
Of the meaning of tortillas...
He and I are exchanging languages 
Over Dairy Queen chicken strips;
I repeat the words he teaches...

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Pata-pat pat pat
Making tortillas by hand
They have to be round, 
And the masa must be fresh.
Ah, but so good when they're fried....

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Kudos to the great blood-sucking mosquitoes.
They feast upon our blood as if we are tortillas or burritos.
They take advantage of their miniature size.
They bite us and take off, having claimed their prize. 
Their buzzing sound is a nuisance to our ears. 
They keep hovering around...

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