Tuesday, 9PM

It’s 9pm on a Tuesday

y la luz se fue

so my fan won’t run

and silence settles in

and in the darkness

I can hear the motocarros

splashing through puddles

because it rained today

bastante

and all the mosquitos came out

And across the way

someone starts playing salsa music

at full volume

and even though

I’m hot

and itchy

and achy

I go out

and join the dance anyway

and I’ll just keep dancing

until the lights come back on

Photo: Police watch a local dance group perform at an Independence Day celebration.