Miguel Ajeno's Poetry

	New “Almerían” Poem Discovered. A Spiritual Experience? Because of the geographical reference to Africa being across the sea, Walking on Water is undoubtedly a poem from the time of Ajeno’s visit to Angela in 2002. (09/17/2008)
	Botanic Valentine Poem by Ajeno “Necroflora,” sent anonymously to this site on February 14th 2007, reminds us that Ajeno’s father worked for the botanic garden in Villavicencio. (02/15/2007)
	Newly-found Ajeno poem illustrated by Picasso? Another typically untypical poem by Ajeno, Goodbye has been found together with a drawing so closely resembling the work of Pablo Picasso... (11/21/2006)
Archive News:
	Atlantis found!
	Ajeno’s final poem?
	New “Exquisite Corpse” poem found! - Inspired by Amazonian drug?
	Ajeno will receive a plaque

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Ajenjo

I once set fire to my shoe
serving absinthe to impress a whore
who said she had three blind children
so I never thought of syphilis
but dripped water on a sugar cube.

My hand shook as green liquor
soaked a teaspoon of cocaine.
Flame jumped to a newspaper
headlining Mining Disaster, 50 Dead
who might have died older of syphilis.

Stamping the burning news
on the azure tiles, my shoe ignited
and the whore cried, Dance!
clapping hands, hoisting her skirt,
and I never thought of syphilis.

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