Eavesdropping ~ by David Quiroz
Palabras Con Alas
May 16, 2022
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I overheard
a woman
talking
Her two sons are
DACA recipients
Ellos son DACA
She’d tell everyone
How do I tell her
not to tell strangers
her sons deepest
secrets?
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