La Historia 101

La Historia-101, 2011 Vickie M. Ortiz Vazquez Imagine, I cannot To feel their lost Longing for the return home Rejoicing behind closed doors Criminal act Propagate servitude with miserable pay Runaway between breaths Hunted Capture, captive Criminal act Rape once again, over again White women turned the other way Power instilled by any means necessary Emancipated January first 1863 Imagine, I cannot Overseas journey, long nights Not knowing what awaits The other side Driven by hate, broadcast faith Golden Goose displays false imageries Selective stay, citizenship Manipulations to project extreme dislike Plant self loathe All in the name of supremacist tendencies Reached land Meenay, miny, mo Criminal act Los Marielitos, 1970’s Imagine, I cannot Under the hot sun Vast land of sand, predetermined path Self-sacrifice in the name of family prosperity Uncertainty Dreams fuel by promises Human trafficking, lottery Slavery Death Destiny Either way, criminal act Imagine, I cannot Whispers of sterilization Population control Blinded by land’s riches “I must have” translated to ‘let me help you prosper” Fed ideas of growth Second guessing labor intensive industry Rise of unemployment, 1960’s Restless machetes stored away Land’s fruits stolen Justify Criminal act Under false pretences, little you give lots you take Migrant float picture of your lies Grasp in the hand of the devil Imagine, I can Two thousand eleven is the year Headlines a fluke, mostly ignore by news Recent voices speak of fear Fear to seek an education Fear to seek shelter Fear to seek food Fear to roam about Inhale life’s smells Capture life’s colors Tattoo life’s experiences Criminal act Imagine, I can Flickering lights getting closer Fused back light Finger print attempt for a burned out back light Tif for Tat between Blue and Morena Unnoticed the color of his skin Minutes after, does it really matter? Blue soldier with a license to destroy Destroy without questioning lives of those tricked Brought under false pretenses; full of hope Penniless Left to die Wrongfully accused Dreams shattered Hopeless