spanglish by Angela Thomasthe little girl sitting across the aisle
on the 4 train stared at me with
the saddest, biggest brown eyes
i'd really seen in a long time.
i saw myself in her. and myself
from her perspective. saw the woman
crying in public trying to hide the tears
while the man she was with told her
that she was to blame. the girl
didn't need to know enough words
to put together that this was plainly
wrong. i nodded to her, promising
silently that it would not go on.
i could control that much at least. 05/07/2014 Posted on 05/07/2014 Copyright © 2024 Angela Thomas
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