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1.Self-PortraitAsMango

TarfiaFaizullah

Shesays,YourEnglishisgreat!Howlong

haveyoubeeninourcountry?

Isay,Suckonamango,bitch,sincethat’s

allyouthinkIeatanyway.Mangoes

arewhatmarginslikemeknoweverything

about,right?Doesn’t

amangojustwinspellingbeesandkiss

whiteboys?Isn’tamango

aplaceholderinapoemfoldedwithburkas?

Butthisone,

theoneI’mgoingtosliceandservedown

herthroat,isamango

thatremembersjunglesjaggedwithinsects,

theriver’sdarkerthirst.

Thismangowascutdownbyascythethat

beheadssoldiers,mango

thattauntsandsunsitselfintoa

hard-palmedfistonlyafewmonths

peryear,fattenswhilebloodstainsgreen

ponds.Whyuseamango

tobeatherperplexed?Whynotacoconut6?

Becausethis“exotic”fruit

won’tbecrackedopentorevealwhiteness

toyou.Thismango

isn’talienjustbecauseofitsgold-green

bloodline.Iknow

I’mworthwaitingfor.Iwanttobe

kneadedforripeness.Mango:

myownsunset-skinnedheartwaitingtobe

heldandpeeled,mango

Isuckopenwithteeth.Tappai!Thisisthe

onlywaytoeatamango.

2.PlayingtheTelephoneGame

EstherLee

Forinstance,youmighthavesaid:

Whenhewasleavingthestore,

itwasstartingtorain.

Or:

Winniewasasleevetorn.

Itwasdarting1derange2.

Youmighthavetaken(onecan

playdetectiveendlessly),

areamofpaperandtraced

intricatescallopeddesigns

ofthelivingrooms

silverradiator3,ortheyoungman,

townsaway,hisfaceblind-

embossedbeneaththenarrative4

wewontletgoof.

Wasit:

Thegrassnodded

beneaththedance.

Or:

Wristsknotted

thesekneesandpants.

Or,perhaps:

Zebrassnotted

bereaved5ofants.

No,knockingonwoodwont

changewhathappensnext.

Littleyellowflagsmarking

theirdancingfootsteps—

1,2,3,4,5and6iswhere

hisbodywasfound.

Nevermindheadphones,

canoficedtea,lighter6,

scratchedcellphone,

orthree-leafclover

wantingtoturnfour.

Youmighthavethought:

Hewaswearingaredsweater.

Hesswearingaheadweather.

Heisairingaheadfeather.

Hewaserring7hatfodder8.

Hishearingahardfathe