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autohistoria

driving around the dumpsite near mile 10 in Donna
looking for this house i heard for rent
i say i can’t smell it -
can’t ever really smell anything & the kids will get used to it
leaving a house w/ fields all around & afraid
that the spraying in the water will in years
show up in medical tests, & I circle around
streets these are our worries,
not thinking.
so yeah when you mention the plastics
or the teflon pan i’m not supposed to be using
on the stove i don’t even have
i laugh in your face.
& when you subtly ask what my summer plans are,
i know you’re thinking where my kids gonna be.
as if
i don’t think about it 24/7.
as if
i need reminding
yeah

Noemi

Hermana, Resist is a personal, political zine with literary tendencies which manifest in forms of poetry, free verse, haiku, short stories, journal entries, rants, raves, critiques, commentaries, photos and more. Issue #1 was published in 2000. My life has literally been documented in zines, you can piece together my life throughout the years.

If you don’t like to hear about racism, there not being such a thing as white racism; sexism, talk of people of color, motherhood and being a single parent; poverty in the US and among minorities(tsk); if you believe in war; have a problem with queer people or if you think English should be the official language of US- you probably won’t like HR. Newsflash-this site is called HERMANA, RESIST. Pretty obvious. I’ll entertain your debates or hateful discourse on my politics but won’t entertain you; meaning I won’t reply or enter into any such correspondence.

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