An Ode to My Latino Bum
by Gastón Tourn
you told me – you’re too skinny
you told me – that can’t be your bum
I replied with my skin
I replied – these hips don’t lie
you had a point
when you said
your hips don’t shout
I had a point
when I said
your ass is so shy
and don’t start with
Shakira, Beyoncé
not even Ricky Martin
you aren’t cool when you say
Ma
lu
ma
my latino bum isn’t on TV
my latino bum doesn’t need prime time
it speaks in tan
it tells you
what you can’t have
About the Author:
Gastón Tourn was born in Patagonia, Argentina. He has published short fiction and poetry, and completed a Master’s in Creative Writing at the University of Oxford. He writes and thinks dans tres languages.
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