The Children of the Poor
By Gemino Abad
The children of the poor have at least
one outstanding virtue—
no one’s spoiled, they survive
even where their worms must fast.
Toys for instance aren’t to buy,
But invent: to find within
1/4 sheet of soiled paper
makes a boat, the estero its Pacific –
or an empty can of sardines
with a string—already a car!
One does not need to dream.
Instinctively they know
Dreams cause food poisoning.
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