#211 / 2011 June Oaxaca: My Landlords

MY LANDLORDS

#211

These are my landlords, Tere and her husband Fernando. Tere is from an indiginous Indian tribe; Fernando inherited this property from his grandparents. And they spend all their time out on the grounds of their expansive establishment. 

The outfit Tere is wearing, she made herself. She said it took 22 years! Tere was so kind to me. When I was working on my poems for Nuevo Babel I would ring the bell at her gate and she would help me edit and correct my spelling errors.

If I didn't show my face around the courtyard for a day or two, she would always come and knock on my door to check up on me. I often cloistered myself away, sometimes for days at a time. I was touched by her kindness and her perception.