7 of 30, 2015

Magical Procedure to Prevent a Rain Delay, Marlins Park

On the steps of the visitors' dugout make
a candle to St. Teresa, who is called Oyá,
with desire in heart her waters should not
vex our guests and shame our house. Find

the player who wears #12 and stuff your left
cheek with a pinch of his snuff or gum
or David seeds. Stand on the warning
track and over the left shoulder pour

a mixture of eight-dollar beer and twelve-
dollar beer. Where it falls, dip a finger.
Put the crushed brick on your face and pray
your Orichá be a roof to the afternoon sky.
If no one wins, it's a shame.