Good prose poetry is challenging to write, but the form is working well for you. Love the irony throughout.

I thought about sending you a private note to draw attention to an error, since my almost-70 year old brain was not aware of how the usage of nonplussed had evolved since I first learned it. Fortunately I checked first and discovered you were correct. So now I'm nonplussed (old usage) that a Latina knows my native language better than I do myself.

¡Te saludo!