By Collective Poem by Gloria Alvarez and Roosevelt High School students,

What is Hidden

What is Hidden?
A dead cat
bad food
strawberries
Insects and strawberry pickers
sore backs
pain
hope
fear
anger
prejudice and revenge
violence
stupidity
jail
lack of education
success
future and kids
an abandoned Baptist church
the past
vibrant residential houses
sadness and grief
Zellman’s boys and men’s wear
memories
Paseo de los Flores
names of Hispanic soldiers
Otomison Japanese Restaurant
remnants of culture
an empty lot on Soto Street
homeless people
Ramirez Pharmacy
a mural and relief
Rose Hotel
pirros roaches good times
All Nation’s Center
sweaty wrestlers
a German name
Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice
fairness
A Jewish Temple
history
the library (Benjamin Franklin)
knowledge power escape
youth center
help
Frida Kahlo
pain and anger
Paleteros
struggle and chaos
clothing factory
sweatshops
police cars
Mariachis
joy
an Avon lady
ugliness
Churros raspados
gordura
Mexican culture
kids on a porch
tranesuras
Iglesia Bautista Unida
emptiness
a mailman
our mail
news