Number 709

674?! Number 674. I’m number 709. This is going to take a while. Diversity is beautiful. I see people from Mexico, India, England and the Middle East. We all want the same thing . People are here alone, with their best friends, lovers and then those who are alone. Like me.  Although we are all […]

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Just 28

As I part my hair, I see another. That silver thread peaking out of my scalp, “number 9!” I say; as I count the gray hairs in my head. Perhaps I’ll be a silver fox giving my already stand off look more edge?  I sit and reflect on my accomplishments. I reflect on my failures, […]

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My Story is not Uncommon

There is an urge to share my story – yet an urge to share just enough. You see, I am just shaking off the fear that is attached to my identity. I am an undocumented person living in the United States and thanks to DACA, I am able to shake the fear off (temporarily). It […]

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