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cesar

Vanessa Leigh Watters

for seven years
cesar has been
pouring the coffee
to the night owls
at the round the clock diner

curly black hair
slicked back into place
he keeps stoic watch –
pouring afresh
the hot liquid salvation
before the white
porcelain bottom
is revealed

a gaggle of girls
beckons him over

these gringas have
been teasing
and tormenting him
for years
forcing upon him
their burgeoning
nymphic sexuality
their desire to exert
power and control
their need to feel
craved

the ringleader
leans forward
a spaghetti strap
falls aside
revealing her pert
creamy breasts –
“mas cafe, por favor”

cesar glances down
at her body
remembering his role
he raises his head
stares into her eyes
nods and smiles
revealing a glimmering
gold upper bicuspid

he pours the coffee
and walks away

“pervert”
they giggle

cesar’s face
turns red
and he reflects-
how did he come
to this small town
on the windswept plains?
when will he see
his family again?

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This appears in a pre-2010 issue of cc&d magazine. Saddle-stitched issues are no longer printed, but you can requesting it “re-released” through amazon sale as a 6" x 9" ISBN# book! Email us for re-release to order.

This appears in a pre-2010 issue
of cc&d magazine.
Saddle-stitched issues are no longer
printed, but you can requesting it
“re-released” through amazon sale
as a 6" x 9" ISBN# book!
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