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Los ABCs

A is for Abu who gazed at his reflection

B is for Bethlehem who escaped inspection

C is for Coyolxauhqui who fell from the sky

D is for Dow caught in a toxic lie

E is for Emilio thrown into the sea

F is for Frederick hung from a tree

G is for Guillermo asphyxiated by gas

H is for our Homey capped in the ass

BRIDGE

¡Qué vivan, qué vivan los muertos de la guerra!

Qué lastima, qué pena, qué gracia me dan

 

La I es para Isabel cruzando y perdida

La J es para Juarez y sus desaparacidas

K is for Kenny who failed to pass the term

L is for Lequoia diseased the Man's germ

M is for Manuel olvidado sin Purple Heart

N is for Natalia lost in a Wal-Mart

O is for the Other who tripped a wire

P is for the Pacifist consumed by fire

BRIDGE

¡Qué vivan, qué vivan los muertos de la guerra!

Qué pena, qué pena, qué lástima ma dan

 

Q is for Quantos fallen to friendly fratricide

R is for Rwanda afflicted by ghastly genocide

S is for the Sikh gunned down at the station

T is for the Territory of Western Civilization

U is for Umito reduced to an apparition

V is for Violence of a slave expedition

W is for Walid tortured by a chain of command

X is for Xochiquetzal uprooted from her land

Y is for Yucca who irradiated away

BRIDGE

¡Qué vivan, qué vivan los muertos de la guerra!

Qué pena, qué pena, qué lástima ma dan

 

Z is for Zuzela quien canta night and day...

¡Qué vivan, qué vivan los muertos de la guerra!

Qué pena, qué pena, qué lástima ma dan