Córdoba

white wash enters view
as bleached as the feathers
on the ever bit as annoying
white pigeons

Christian conquests extend beyond
the new world
into their own backyard.

candy stripes that once protected the Qur?an
are as useful as the strongholds of the church
on contraception.

people that don’t wilt under the sun
are brave here.
their socializing well into
the evening’s lingering stenchful heat
is impressive.

their valley home
accessible so frequently by locals
feels untarnished by centuries
of foreign interests.