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Se Entiendo
Warm brown skin misted with sweat
covers his heavy protruding brow
which furrows with thought as his black
eyes concentrate on aiming the hammer.
Latino confidence seeps out from within him
as he frames another house for the rich
never knowing if la migra will force him home.
Gringos all around, screaming words
he does not understand or care to learn.
Oppressed by his poverty, ignorance, and pride,
he works tirelesly to send money to a family
that always has open hands. At the end
of the day he comes home to me and buries
his sun weathered face in my ample breast
sighing with relief that another day has ended.
I hold him tightly, understanding how he feels.
--Suzanne Wood-Ramirez
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