Adobo Criollo Sergio Antonio Ortiz Rivera

Lithograph by Fran z Cižek The Hinge          Forgive the craft of pouring myself into pitchers. Water cannot tolerate thirst for long periods of time, the thirst that invaded my home during the years of submarginal words. Burglars burned down the charity bazaars and school libraries. Now my son will inherit a handful of ashes. Only "The Imprint of Reticence"   remains.