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Estoy
respirando
Un
poco mejor
La
esperanza me
Motiva
a soñar
Mejores
sueños
Not
dreams, actually
But
rather idealize
A
better nation
I
have a sigh of relief
Yet
I await, espero
Las
palabras
Que
adornan
Los
sentimientos
De
justicia, democracia y paz
Still
waiting for the
Words
that normalize
A
just society
That
breaks down
The
centuries of
Deep
rooted oppression
Steeped
in genocide
Land
theft, slavery
Exploitation
and brutality
...Esas
palabras
Las
palabras que cantan
Bonitas
canciones
Sobre
la dignidad y la humanidad
Songs
of freedom and love
Acknowledging
human dignity
Of
all people
Renaming
police to
No
longer be murderers
Of
Black, Brown and Native people
People...human
beings
Awaiting
words that end poverty,
Homelessness
and illnesses
Espero
las palabras
Que
reconocen nuestra humanidad
Not
leaving us as afterthoughts
Forgotten
in cages and fields, and
Gardens,
restaurants and hotels
Recognizing
that our potential
Is
wrapped and smothered
In
a red, white and blue flag
Waiting
to be released
Eso
es lo que yo quiero
Vivir
en una nación donde
Toda
la gente vale
The
road for most of us
Is
still an arduous climb
A
rocky, sometimes dangerous ascent
Full
of treacherous obstacles
Hurling
verses, with bullets and
Bombs
blockading the path
To
a better nation
But
we still climb
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