My Cockroach Lover" by Martin Espada
The summer I slept
on JC's couch,
there were roaches
between the bristles
of my toothbrush,
roaches pouring from the speakers
of the stereo.
A light flipped on
in the kitchen at night
revealed a Republican
National Convention
of roaches,
an Indianapolis 500
of roaches.
One night I dreamed
a giant roach
leaned over me,
brushing my face
with kind antennae
and whispering "I love you."
I awoke slapping myself
and watched the darkness
for hours, because I realized
this was a dream
and so that meant
the cockroach
did not really love me.
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