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man reading newspaper
we all have our role
in life
who is to say one is more important than another
Maria Elena weaves
the cloth
grinds the grain for morning tortillas
Eduardo turns the earth
and plants the seeds
carries the wood on his strong back
but if I were in that
great hall
discussing and deciding
I would not forget
the piercing cries of the children
echoing through the silent trees
and the slash of blood
on the face of a graceful young woman
moving no more
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