My Paletero Man

By Mariposa Almazan

My paletero the one who sells paletas

Every afternoon

Is part of my community

Sometimes he pays for my paleta

When I don’t have enough

My paletero usually has lots of different colors on

He is also a snail

On the road he takes forever to walk

My paletero is always singing a

Song every time he comes by

He gets along with almost

All people of my block

My paletero has been around for a while

His bells are quite old and it sounds

Like they are screaming for help

My paletero

Is the best paletero