Poetry from Julia Kanno

Yo soy Lydia 

I planned on  being a doctor

So I could pay off 

The loans and mortgages 

Of my kin

Yo soy Jose 

I dreamed of making rockets 

That would take people to Mars

I make them from aluminum foil 

In my dreams

Yo soy Carla

I dream of owning a bakery

With my abulitos recipes 

Yo soy 

I have dreams of Harvard.

So I can learn to defend my people against ice agents

Yo soy Maria 

I dream of having grandkids while grading my students papers

Yo soy Julio I too rebuild the world

Yo soy camila I dream of having 

Many many babies 

Yo soy Ricardo

I dream of being a police officer

Yo soy Juan I want to be a teacher

Yo soy..

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