The hefty bags were shiny and soft. Shiny and soft and supple and smooth, like a pillow, like an ultra-soft feather pillow. And when I buried my head deep into the pile of black plastic sacks stacked near our...
Lisa Gray-Garcia is an indigenous Taina, Puerta Rican, poverty scholar, revolutionary journalist, poet, spoken word artist, lecturer, mama of Tiburcio and daughter of Dee. She is also co-founder of POOR Magazine and the author of Criminal of Poverty: Growing Up Homeless in America, published by City Lights. Check out her site for comments and questions.
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