Undocumented immigrants
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"marry someone who can give you what you want"
They say jokingly, but it stays on my mind.
"Why are you so uptight, live a little more."
My parents fled for me, and looked back one last time.
do you know who i am?
i am the immigrant who came to destroy the wall
i am the person who will wash the car
i am the person who will clean the house and pick up the dog shit
I am an alien, a rapist, a criminal
My accent and skin color makes this visible
I steal jobs, in no way contribute to society
They say an illegal deserves no equality
A product of immigrants chasing the American Dream
Country full of racism and hate, it’s not all glamour and gleam
Witnessed dad beating on mom, can still hear her cry and scream
Mom was ready to move out with the kids
A poem inspired by the militarization of the border as well as the Chicano Movement.
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