After the canal
after all the hysteria
we all went back
to our daily routines
mama went back to
work at the luandry mat
and papi went to his construciton
we went back to school
and we became popular
but in first grade everyone is
and so the summer soon faded
like a bad cold
and fall was skipped
and winter rose
and the sweaters were pulled
out and everything old
got sowen up tight
the oatmeal
was cooked in the morning
to warm us up
and when we came home
the frijoles were ready
and all was well in our little home