ABSTRACT
A is for Abu who gazed at his refl ection B is for Bethlehem who escaped inspection C is for Coyolxauhqui who fell from the sky
D is for Dow caught in a toxic lie E is for Emilio thrown into the sea F is for Fredrick hung from a tree
G is for Guillermo asphyxiated by gas H is for our Homey capped in the ass
¡Qué vivan, qué vivan los muertos de la guerra! Qué lástima, qué pena, qué gracia me dan
La I es para Isabel cruzando y perdida La J es para Juarez y sus desaparacidas
K is for Kenny who failed to pass the term L is for Lequoia diseased by the Man’s germ
M is for Manuel olvidado sin un Purple Heart N is for Natalia lost in a Wal-Mart
O is for the Other who tripped a wire P is for the Pacifi st consumed by fi re
Q is for Quantos fallen to friendly fratricide R is for Rwanda affl icted by ghastly genocide S is for the Sikh gunned down at the station T is for the Territory of Western Civilization
U is for Umito reduced to an apparition V is for Violence of a slave expedition
W is for Walid tortured by a chain of command X is for Xochiquetzal uprooted from her land
Y is for Yucca who irradiated away
Z is for Zuzuela quien canta night and day…
¡Qué vivan, qué vivan los muertos de la guerra! Qué lástima, qué pena, qué gracia me dan
