Elaine Equi
Yo y Tu

In Spanish

yo means I

 

and tu

is a you

I know

 

or at least

am comfortable

addressing casually.

 

In English

we have no

informal form

 

to indicate

the you

still in pajamas —

hair wild,

drinking coffee.

 

Intimacy, friendship,

easy access –

 

in English

the informal you

is “Yo”

 
Found In Volume 41, No. 04
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About the Author

Elaine Equi’s many books include Ripple Effect: New & Selected Poems, and Click and Clone, both from Coffee House Press.