COVID19 affects the world Memes go viral, faster than the sickness. Speaking to anxiety that stems from quarantine and terror. Like we’ve never experienced anything similar, Forgetting people suffering systematic isolation. Prisoners in solitary confinement. Immigrants in detainment camps. Lack of medical and social resources for weeks at a time. Disease spreading. People panic. Shortage of needs. Like we won’t get through this, Forgetting community traumas of indigenous people. Conquistadores tried to erase our communities. Robbing us of food and goods. Spreading illness of the body, Trying to taint our spirits. But we survived, stronger than before. Our medical system unprepared for pandemic. Like politicians haven’t left thousands vulnerable. Unaffordable healthcare. Unrealistic minimum wages. Forgetting those who drudge long hours. Working fields. Sanitizing streets. Constructing cities. Cleaning buildings. Waiting tables. Bagging groceries. Spring Breakers inconsiderately
mi querida tierra donde brilla el sol con amor y orgullo como las almas de mi gente donde corre el río por la tierra como la cultura por mis venas donde la vida vibra bajando la montaña como los espíritus de nuestros ancestros donde cantan las olas del océano contra la orilla como el tema musical de nuestros primos animales donde los árboles bailan en el viento fresco como los Totopek en ambiente festivo donde vive la historia olvidada de tu país como mi hogar prosperando entre el rio, la montaña, y el océano. ✊🏽 Sueitko Zamorano-Chavez
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