Unrefined [poem] by Pat Mora
The desert is no lady.
She screams at the spring sky,
dances with her skirts high,
kicks sand, flings tumbleweeds,
digs her nails into all flesh.
Her unveiled lust fascinates the sun.
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The poem “Unrefined” is reprinted with permission from the publisher of Chants by Pat
Mora ©1994 by Arte Público Press, University of Houston.
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