Tango in Buenos Aires 

By Ken Fan 

Dimly lit, 

Filled with smell of cheap cigarettes. 

A joint of indecency, 

or maybe. 

Waiter came and went

The local guy whispers:

-- Got you a Malbec, 

May not be as good...

-- hehe.

Arrival this morning

Was an unfortunate timing. 

Such a gorgeous metropolis, 

Yet shrouded in sadness,

With mourners in line for miles. 

-- Sorry that Kirshner died,

All things were canceled... 

-- how was he? 

-- as a president? Good and bad... 

A very Argentinian answer. 

Suddenly 

the light is on at the front. 

A stage, all right, 

Along comes some forceful electric guitar. 

A woman starts singing, 

Almost muscular. 

Then the dance commences, 

With ferocious foot steps, 

Like machine gun firing. 

-- Ha, Tango! 

-- Ya, time is hard. 

Only tango and Malbec could save us! 

-- 唯有杜康！

-- What? 

-- Never mind... 

Note: Néstor Carlos Kirchner Jr. was former president of Argentina, who passed away in Oct. 2010.