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***BIO*** Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal: My first book of poetry, Raw Materials, was reviewed by Justin Barrett in a recent issue of remark poetry.  It was published by Pygmy Forest Press.  Press can be ordered through my e-mail cuatemochi@aol.com.  It's 10 bucks, perfect-bound, four-color-cover, about 90 pages of poems and short stories, including a handful of Spanish poems with English translation .  I live Los Angeles County and work in the mental health field.  A showcase of my work is available at:  www.laurahird.com
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OLD BONE
by Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal
In my youth
I could break
a heart or
two.  Now I'm
old, toothless,
with less game.

I could still
turn a nurse
now and then.
The slow ones,
who are a
bit lonely.

As the sponge
reaches my
balls, they must
get a thrill
in touching
my old bone.
Aug. 2006
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