Samaris Ayala
Lower East Side and Brooklyn South Side
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my faith
is a secret
in my own
home im
a stranger
my volunteer
work
teaches me
of humanities
studies
at fordham
and henry
st. settlement
i see what
ive studied
the streets
are my stage
the puerto rican
traveling theater
teach
me we suffer
from too much
humility
i studied
puerto rican
studies
to love my
family
books
books
love me
and teach
me too
see
im a wallflower
my disability
is a wallflower
my art is my poetry
Samaris Ayala
May 2022
