Judge Santiago Burdon

Favorite Things 

Dirty martinis and Cuban cigars
Fishnet  stockings on hookers
Playing my guitar.
Vacationing in Mexico 
Women without wedding rings 
Making a list of my favorite things.

Sex before Breakfast 
Out-running the cops
A judge that grants bail
Then getting bailed out.
Books by Sandra Cisneros 
And Renaissance Art,
All of these things have a special place in my heart.

But when the bars close
And I’m still sober
My dealer doesn’t answer the phone
I think on these things 
To keep from getting pissed off
And I express how I feel
in a poem.

Rock n’ Roll music and classic cars 
Rockford Files reruns  
Deep cuts that leave scars 
My probation officer not making me drop 
Dive bars bad girls and musty bookshops.

A day at Wrigley 
Watching the Cubs
Cool Tucson mornings
And falling in love
My children’s laughter 
and the first day of spring
What a great life 
having these things.

But when I’m hungover
And I’ve got warrants
Or when my car breaks down 
I think about all of my favorite things
And haul my ass out of town.