Child’s Note
a scribbled note in a child’s hand ~ fer halp mi reed
phonetically scrawled
syllables scramble ~ vowels dance in and out
innocent love bleeds
a first grader’s note?
no, a recently transferred east L.A. 5th grade bi-lingual student
parents working two jobs
thankful he’s in “Happy Corner” after school program help him ’til dark
this scotch-taped family hold each other tight
storm survivors squeezing an immigrant’s dream
my heart screams
“WORK FOR FREE!”
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I love “scotch-taped family.”