Jalisco # 12 by Yesenia Obrador

My urine is an atomic yellow
and I have no idea how it got
that way. I wonder what goes on below
in my bladder: I've given in some thought
and concluded that someone must have slipped
nuclear waste into my meals and snacks and
drinks, my urine would be clear if I skipped
a meal and starved as much as I could stand.
Or maybe I could assemble a team
of surveillance experts and maybe track
down this nefarious person and ream
him or her, preferably her, and stack
her with charges of poisoning a man
who wants to eat his food without brooding
over violating a nuclear ban
because of what's in his bladder brewing.

"Atomic Yellow" by Kenneth Larot Yamat

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