Corazón
Can I write about this now?
Maybe a sabbath day will help
It’s the living, you know
They cannot have that
The people of Puerto Rico
Spanish and Taino
Legacy of colony
Self-determination that we prize
So much is always mollified
Into a chance for daily life
And that is gone and has been for such
A long, long while
We chose this for them
Our nation did not free them
Did not favor statehood
Rendered a possession in a war
With Spain
One set of owners to another
Arecibo’s there
Ancient San Juan with El Moro
But life is dark
Because there’s no electricity
For so many
For so many
It’s a litany of labor
Living that does not allow for expectation:
What might we have today
Food that has not spoiled
Walls that are dry at last of storm
Our children start school soon
Will there power in the classroom
Or at home for studying?
The nation could answer affirmative
We haven’t
We could build them back
And Texas, too
And, yes, handle the wildfires
In the golden state
And all the shootings in Chicago
We’re reactive
Here’s a tragedy
Could be our finest set of hours
What is it
They’re mestizo?
We don’t know five hundred years of conflict
To comfort?
We’re unaware of what is manufactured
That we need?
I’m asking
Because we made a claim
Because we have the navy there
And look for understanding in the stars
So maybe we can listen for
Ayúdanos
C L Couch
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El Moro Puerto Rico, structure, washed, worn, stone
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