La Botella (Dirty Chai)

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He clung to it. White knuckled the stem. Dropped a seed in the belly of our
family. Took a long swig. Took too many touches that left bruises. Put his
hands on the things he hadn't made. Ruined them. Beat the Spanish out of her.
Made sure he looked long and hard at the gold liquid in the bottle. Pondered
how deep it went. Pondered his own children. Considered where his hands had
been. Took the long walk home and found himself staring down the barrel of a
stranger's gun. Wondered again about where all his hands had been. About his
children. About how deep that seed had rooted. Clung to it. White-knuckled the
stem. White-knuckled the stem... White knuckled her stem