Luxury, by Calme Wilma

Luxury,

a house with windows

and a roof that won’t blow,

luxury;

meat in the beans,

gas for the stove,

luxury;

a licensed,

insured,

running car

luxury;

a doctor if my daughter

takes to her bed,

luxury;

a telephone

and friends to call

who also know what’s

luxury;

a garden, some goats,

some scratching hens,

luxury;

clean sun, fresh air

some tea, a chair,

luxury;

the cops

and the county

don’t know your name,

luxury;

in the hills and

in the barrios,

all the same

luxury.