Hundreds of women are being slaughtered in la ciudad de Juarez.
Not Too Far From Here
smudged red lipstick
remains on the hands
of two legged coyotes
who savor women's flesh.
Not too far from here
piles of parched bones and
burgandy smocks lie in the desert
and names of maquiladoras
are etched on the skull, femur,
somewhere.
Not too far from here
women are expendable
last page news
equivalent to the peso
Not too far from here
the stench lingers through
barbwire fences
crossing the borders
and tickling our noses
Not too far from here in Juarez
hundreds go unsolved
meaningless breasts and wombs
strewn across vast amounts of land
decaying
Not too far from here
an eerie silence
covers unmentionable deaths
Brujas blancas are working overtime
calling on the Virgen for assistance
Not too far from here
we can hear whispers of restless souls
crying for peace
crying for justice
A jaded cold case investigator finds himself trying to solve a thirty year old mystery when the skeletal remains of two missing teenagers are found in a national park.
PI novel set in Manhattan during the 1980s when art galleries and model agencies were the two most glamorous businesses in the world. Dangerously well written.
Read Chapter 1 here: https://www.lit4u.com/art-and-beauty-chapter-1/
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