outside of our door
the sidewalks don’t fit two people consistently
when passing
we often hop into the road

outside of our neighborhood
the tourists get talked into
buying trinkets
(that may or may not be truly Peruvian)
or hearing about tours
they’ve probably already booked
but
if you simply acknowledge them
and say ‘no, gracias’
they say ‘thank you’
back

outside of Cusco
the Andes roll
and reach
to the sky
and i can feel in my lungs
that we are also closer to the sky