by K.G. Ricci
Hoyito, or Dimples with Hamburgers on the Side
Six stories below sits
a couple sharing
a large bag of Cheetos.
They are in love
& advertise
with every move
of their bodies.
His dimples could
house a plum
& perhaps that’s part
of his boyish
charm.
I feel these things
as if I were match
maker
but must repress
my
desire to interfere.
It takes me back
to Spain, my
mother’s dimples
playing havoc
with a man.
My father,
no innocent army soldier,
could dance
all night
with her.
Their beach side bungalow
& San Sebastian sunburns
reflecting heat.
The owner
of the Hollywood Café
sees the fire
through his windows.
He plays In the Still
of the Night on a tired
jukebox. They dance
cheek-to-cheek.
He grills
American hamburgers
for them,
lights three candles
doesn’t charge.
Such a beautiful thing
you have he says
as they walk
away,
fingers locked.
John Dorroh reads and subsequently purchases a lot of poetry. His dilemma is not enough shelves. “Reading poetry is necessary to shape your own creations and to reach the next level,” he said. His poetry can be found in journals such North Dakota Quarterly, El Portal, MONO, Feral, and Selcouth Station. He had two chapbooks published in 2022.
K.G. Ricci is a self-taught NYC artist who has been creating collages for the past seven years. In that time his work has evolved from the larger 24×48 panels to 7×10 books and most recently to a series of 18×24 collages on cardboard titled Incongruities. His work has been in gallery exhibitions throughout the country, and he has appeared in numerous on-line exhibitions. Many of Ken’s most recent “visual stories” have been featured in several literary magazines. Instagram @kennethricci.