Amid the annals of the improbable,
Endless as they are,
Is a listing for the last direct blood of Montezuma,
Shed in New Orleans
In 1836.
Don Alfonso, His Excellency,
An Aquarius,
Who once held vast estates in Spain
Who was once a magistrate
Died with possessions insufficient
To cover his debt
To his nurse.
The papers of the court
Recorded
$2.65 in pocket change.
Don Alfonso, His Excellency,
Died by his own hand
After having his heart broken.
With the knife at his throat,
Did his resolve falter?
Or was it over in one impulsive slash?
Like his great forebear,
He was self-sacrificed
For unrequited love.
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