Long Burritos Poems

The Avenue of Gastronomic Delight

Down the broad avenue called Gastronomic Delight
City life gathers when twilight awakens;

In eateries, drive-ins, greasy spoons and taverns – jumpin’ joints jumpin’
Like Snoopy with his dish doing the suppertime dance;

Lured by...

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The poetry of the COVID era (read to the end)

Thai pineapple rice. Wonton and Yaki Soba
Tortufo ice cream. Scallopini veal, halva and also soda
Tamago, octopus and yellowtail. Ribs, pasta fagioli.
Meat lover’s pie, sword fish, big...

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I adopt dainty etiquette
when quenching thirst or dining
to buzzfeed growling beast
inside me tummy.

The missus requests obedience
raising both my little fingers in the air
upon taking beverage or repast to lips.

Additionally, she also requires I
(well healed husband...

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Have you ever wondered why this road you are on
has no cul-de-sac to return you to the beginning
or a partial return to only the good parts of your life?
Why is that?

You’re on it to the...

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Overtime Again   
by Dave Stinnett

What is it about this temperature you always keep so hot
You always want to “fire me up”, when you’re getting’ all I’ve got,
I spend my whole life cookin’ things...

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I doff my fedora to the feller who invented pertater chips!
That genius developed the ideal thingy in which to immerse our dips!
How could we survive sans our weekly fix of Dominoes pizza pie,
Or a half-dozen...

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Eating vegetarian is easy, delicious and tasty,
     it is not weird, mushy, or bland or flavorless;
imaginative combinations of recipes can be created,
         ...

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"Yea, Let me get a number 5,


					
					...with a large belly, overstuffed with drama."


America lives their life zeroed in on
the happenings of fictitious characters;
Studying every infinitesimal detail.
Doing their best to lose themselves
in the scripted world of...

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The Old Man Mistakes His Home


my eyes espy
follow the old man
as he makes his way
into the Taco Bell
my interest wanes of Tacos
piques at the old man's peculiarities
or is mine in question, too?
it's early morning
worms have...

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eating an apple
the only language i know now
eating an orange
the only language i know now
eating a banana 
the yuckiest inevitable change i am continuing to make
eating a salad
it is sad and not funny what high...

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we are making breakfast burritos and laughing
though in hiding, we are expressing a truth too long hidden
the rain creates a perfect rhythm
i remember when we could not stand each other
i remember when we were face...

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Every May 5th, all of the Mexicans and the Americans celebrate Cinco de Mayo. This Mexican holiday has been an annual holiday since the Mexican soldiers had fought the British soldiers for independence and the...

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The immigration is coming for me 
I live in a two bedroom house with eight other families 
We will be deported, this process includes a meal, so our stomachs will be full 
I dream at...

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I'm eating my way through the fridge, tra-la!
I'm eating my way through the fridge
Do I feel a little bit guilty about it?
Maybe a bit more than a smidge

Someone's got to get rid of this stuff
It's...

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Some conspicuous lice met once or twice  
With white follicle mites who came out at night
And an upside down tick who did magic tricks
That entertained maggots who shared roasted haggis
With pole dancing worms who...

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Hey buddy, let me tell you what's goin' down.
Listen closely, you'll hear the sound
of my kitchen, underground.

What I'm cookin' is so hot, as it were,
you might call it nuclear.
I'll make some for him, some for...

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Who am I, where am I from
I’m a girl who ancestors are from Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Panama
See me I don’t know the whole enchilada
My zodiac sign has to do with Aqua
I walk up to...

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Darn you!!
Darn you AND 
Your I need money so darn you attitude
How bout someone take your life out of your hands

Forget oxygen, 
Money is THE ESSENTIAL key building block of life
Black, Mexican
Marijuana, Opium
Stir Fry, Burritos
Propane,...

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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...

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Juan Mendez,
it was you,
during the
 revolutionary war,
that first
created the Burrito.
You wanted to keep the 
food warm
that you were taking,
 on your donkey,
to your food stand in Mexico.
You wrapped it in a flour tortilla
and then a...

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"I'm a sucker for fries. It's definitely one of my biggest vices. My biggest savory vice for sure." - Shenae Grimes

So many tasty foods there are with salty or spicy flavor.
A cheeseburger or pizza are...

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