LA HIJA GRINGA
Annie helps the shoeshine boy.
They have long talks in the garden,
Where a boy she does not know
Hands her his heart on a string of beads.
She invites Amaro and Carlos to
Experiment with swimming in her pool.
They borrow trunks from her father.
Over an endless box of Ritz, Amaro
Confides he sometimes feels left out.
So does she, Annie tells him.
They dance long hours at the disco:
Annie and C.C. with Mosco, Lechuga
And all the Jackals, who laugh
When they call her Arana (Spider).
Sometimes the boys urge the girls
To dress up. Annie prefers jeans.
But at the Halloween party she wins
Second prize as Ana the Banana.
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