si el color de tus aureolas
son como caramelo o la dulzura prematura de un vino tinto

dime como responderás
al rozar tus senos con la gentileza de mis manos
or if I ravish them hungrily

tell me if I wash your feet in oils
how you will open yourself and welcome me in

dime si lo tenebroso de tu sexo
es como la madurez de un mango jugoso y firme

tell me
dime
if i come
how high will you fly for me

This work originally appears in alejandra ibarra's volume of poetry, Santa Perversa & Other Erotic Poems (San Diego: Calaca Press, 2001). Reprinted here by permission of the publisher, as part of the STANDARDS book reviews.