2 March 2002 | Vol. 2, No. 1
Pictures of Conquistadors
Arms over shoulders,
Jesus and Christopher lean close
Together, tiny fists
Clamping tight on plastic
Swords, their gold
Breastplates made more golden
By the overexposed film. And me,
With my toothless snarl,
Betraying the levity of a homemade
Conquistador helmet, two
Sizes too large. Even then
I knew how tough