Short Tijuana Poems

took some marijuana
to the capital of Botswanna
where I ran into  Madonna
we smoked until nirvana
now im going to Tijuana...

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suspect
hiding out
incognito
in ol’ Tijuana town
nabbed

lucky
border guard
recognized him
in Juarez, Mexico
Sunday

captured
at gunpoint
handcuffed and jailed
extradited Monday
then freed  

Written July 17, 2022...

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mmm was she
was she Italian
or Hispanic nor

either no brainer
no breather
gasping

album cover art
a photograph
for the tunes

on the cover
but me under
cover for the sales

of Whipped
Cream &
Other

Delights
or more towards
my tongue's fantasy...

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her Tijuana hacienda bursts with warm oranges and reds.
pops of vibrant yellows peek from among her rich blooms.
leafy green accents cool down the shiny petals so bright
she is the heart of our neighborhood, a haven of one kind
we greet others on her steps, and sit down to listen and learn
a hacienda that has converted neighbors into very good friends...

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Tijuana rain puts me into a siesta like mood
I sit by the window allowing her to lull me to sleep
relaxing the way only Mexicans know how to relax
releasing troubles, trials and tribulations of this week

my roommates tiptoe around me, shushing each other
I appreciate their concern, feeling their love and tolerance.
she is pretty when she sleeps, one says, which surprises me.
I slip gently into dreamland, unaware now of the others....

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One of our brave marines languishes in a Tijuana jail,

Sufferin' inhumane treatment, sans the right of bail!

Ain't it ironic that America treats illegals like welcome guests,

While our "neighbors" to the south treat our folks like inferior pests!

If I was runnin' things here is what I would damn well do:

I'd send in Seal Team Six to teach those thugs a thing or two!

Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired
(c) 2014 All Rights Reserved...

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