My Santiago

All Frieda.

Her face,

Serious, intense,

Hair pulled back -

The sensual woman

who captured the hearts of

Diego Rivera and Leon.

In Frida’s museum,

Her life is distilled.

I see a person,

Immersed in life;

Mexican by choice,

Communist by ideal,

Intellectual by nature,

Artist in every way.

To see her,

In her outward look,

Was to see the careful product,

Hours of camouflage

recreating body, appearance,

And refusing physical shortcomings

to chart life.

Dolores, Diego, Frieda and Leon,

Characters, larger than life!