thetwigster

They have built a border:

At the dinner table, when they want their fruits and vegetables —

Between sweaty fields and their inherent privilege.

They have built a border:

At the car wash, when they want their luxury cars polished —

            spotless, sir —

Between breaking backs and their abundant vanity.

They have built a border:

Behind the picket fence, when they want their gardens groomed —

            a little less roses, sir —

Between the roots of honest labor and blooming decadence.

They have built a border:

At the drive-thru window, when they want fast food —

Between a minimum wage and an artificial convenience.

They have built a border:

In their industry, when they want their factories fine-tuned —

Between diligence and mechanized indifference.

They have built a border:

At the curb of Home Depot, when they want jornaleros —

Between cheap labor and the structures of discrimination.

– José Hernández Díaz 

the twigster,

Josephine

PS: Something to think about…”Most unauthorized immigrants come to the United States not because of lack of development but because their own communities have been inserted into a global capitalist economic system, disrupting traditional economies and structuring new opportunities and challenges” – Living “Illegal” 

PPS: Anyone in Querétaro tomorrow, check out the event Lectura de Amor y Exile. For for those of you in the US, take a peak into the book here, co-authored by a friend and sharer of organic seeds.