Published in the July 2001 issue #20 of Southern Ocean Review,
American Girl in Italy
Dear Mama,
Yes, I like the pasta and the paintings.
Yes, I twirled on the testicles
of the Taurus mosaic
on the shopping center floor
of the Vittorio Emannuele Galleria.
Yes, strictly for good luck!
And, yes Mama,
the men are all short
& stare too much.
Oh, and tell sis, no,
I haven't met a guy
with a body like granite
wrapped in lead,
to hold & kiss & kiss..
Ciao, your daughter in Italia.
©Tasha Klein 2001
