A thin film of promise
stretched across the gaping wound
of hunger.
A peso shaved,
a temporary reprieve,
a headline shouting victory
while the roots remain tangled.
The farmer still sweats
under a sun that scorches profit,
the middleman still pockets
a lion's share,
the land still whispers
of forgotten support.
This small cut,
neatly bandaged for the cameras,
does it staunch the deeper bleeding?
Will it nourish the soil
of long-term...
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