Paper Mache

A flash of pink!
orange! red!
spinning
around and around.
A blindfolded child
beats at the
brightly colored burro
with all his strength.
The children stare in awe
as the rainbow piñata
Breaks in two.
But no toys rain down,
only battered pieces
of once-brilliant
paper-mache
fall to the ground.
The children stare in awe
at the emptiness
of the broken promise.
The child who raped the piñata
unbinds his eyes,
and begins to cry.