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      January 11, 2018PoliticsJosé Hernando Chaves

      What did I do to deserve a day full of clouds,
      threatening to drown me under their oppressive
      gray beards? A day when even the traffic
      encroaches like a murder of crows, as you
      take shelter in a small cafe, unaware the coffee
      has conspired with the cup to overthrow
      gravity and take refuge in the embassy of your lap.
      A waitress tries to quell the flames of revolution
      with a wet towel, but crushes your nether region
      in a painful coup that will last for days.
      As you sit and think, how you’ve always
      hated politics, but knew one day they’d find you.

      from Issue #15 - Summer 2001

      José Hernando Chaves

      “I tend to write poetry in all forms that contain an element of the absurd, and I believe the lyric can be a powerful vehicle for comedy as well as tragedy.”