The Plight

By
Juan Manuel Perez
– October 27, 2011Posted in: Poetry

The Plight

I invite you into my soul
Somewhere underneath my dark skin
Where small differences divide us
Like large oceans on opposite coasts

I invite you into my soul
Somewhere behind my dark brown eyes
Where deep dialects are clichés emphasized
By xenophobic demons in Hollywood

I invite you into my soul
Somewhere between Texas and Mexico
Where black death bleaches great dreams
Of otherwise hard working people

I invite you into my soul
Just once
For a little stroll

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About Juan Manuel Perez

2011-2012 Poet Laureate for the San Antonio Poets Association, Juan Manuel Perez is a native of La Pryor, Texas, and son to second Generation Mexican-Americans. He is also a former Navy/Marine Medic and currently a high school history teacher. Juan served in the First Gulf War earning the title of combat medic and extending his expertise to civilians in Florida in 1992 during the Hurricane Andrew operation. He enjoys reading and writing prose and poetry and poetry about Mexican culture, history, horror, science fiction, and his beloved comic books. He is also the author of 6 chapbooks including BENEATH THE TIGHTS (2006), WITHIN THE FUNNY COLORED PAGES (2006), and the SPIRIT OF MOTECUHZOMA II, 2nd. ed. (2006). The author is also a member of the San Antonio Poets Association, San Angelo Writers' Club, and the Science Fiction Poetry Association.