greatgrandma
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dear youth,
if you’re lucky enough to know
a great-grandmother sweet as mine
sit, listen, and speak up--
declaring “large straight” from time to time.
I looked death in the face once.
He tried to pretend to be my Abuelita,
but I wasn’t fooled. Death had taken
hold of this woman who wasn’t afraid
to fight for her freedom and turned her