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Immigrant Day Worker
by A.D. Joyce
My biggest fear
is to die unnamed
in a foreign land
while lined up or huddled
with others like me
on the corner of Central and Main
in front of Bob’s Hardware
living hand to mouth
all summer and winter
waiting our turn
to be called out
and picked off
for work
in a language
we barely understand.
Sí, señor, puedo.
Yo sé cómo.
A.D. Joyce is a New Jersey–based poet, blogger, and freelance writer. Her poetry has appeared in such publications as Kalyani Magazine and Paterson Literary Review. She is the author of two poetry ebooks: "30 Poems, 30 Days: Inside a Poet's Mind" and "Like. Love. Hate." In addition to writing poetry, jewelry making has become a passion of hers. She considers creativity to be a way of life.
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