latino butter

  Dulce de leche, smooth and

  textured like grains of sand.

  The color of rusting pennies or

  my cousin’s vivacious hair.

  The story has been illicitly taken; should you find it on Amazon, report the infringement.

  Shiny as lantern light reflections.

  Coating paper-thin panqueques

  and off-brand saltines. Nestled

  inside facturas, fresh pastries

  on proud display in shops,

  sin scent and smell jumping

  through windows propped open

  and doors that refuse to stop spinning.