El Ocho's Birthday

El ocho patas
had a birthday

but nobody
bought him shoes

nobody bought
his books

nobody was
somebody

and yet
everybody was someone

except
of course for Juan

and Juana
and her sister Chana

who loved el ocho patas
once or twice

gave birth to a daughter
who cherished lice

el ocho patas put up his feet
to watch tv

as it unfolded
what el ocho scolded

nobody
can be more than somebody

you shouldn't handles
more than candles