Paquito

Paquito's off
to eat all the swallows
from the cathedral
and then he'll fill
Mom's shoes
with thumbtacks.
Later he'll tell her
he's not hungry.

Paquito will burn
the lenses of his glasses
with a dry grass
cigarette,
and then he'll play cowboy
with a real gun
and he'll shoot his best
friend.

And he goes to bed
and he'll sleep forever
hanging from a nightmare
after drinking the milk,
after drinking the milk.