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Doņa
Julia
By Alberto O. Cappas
Doņa
Julia
Committed
suicide last night
Cause
the welfare department
Demanded
too many documents she did not
Know
existed
The
utilities were removed
The
landlord proudly gave her eviction
Papers
The
friendly bodega accused her
Of
trespassing
Holding
on to hope
Doņa
Julia visited Puerto Rican leaders
With
fancy titles
Promising
her things that never arrived
Doņa
Julia
Always
made it a point to vote
With
the democrats, the party of
The
poor, she used to say
Doņa
Julia
Committed
suicide last night cause life was angry with her
She
told her spirits
And
the people that didn't
Know
her always found things to say about her
She
told her spirits
And
the people that didn't
Know
her always found things to say about her
With
fancy titles
Her
daughter Evelyn disappeared with this
Dude
named Hector who promised her every thing he didn't
have
And
her son Jose
Who
dropped out of school at the age of 10
Always
took money from Doņa
Julia to pay
His
expenses and other things for the dead head
He
too disappeared looking for his friends who were never
around
When
he didn't have anything
Doņa
Julia
Committed
suicide cause life was angry with her
Her
dead face had a smile that police officers did not
understand
Someone
that did not know how to read found a note
And
flushed it down the toilet thinking it had something
To
do with the numbers
The
note said something about
"One
way or the other,
I'm
going back to Puerto Rico."
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