Full of Grace...Looking Back

Grand daughter of Simon,
daughter of Fidel,
niece of Che,
my slightly darker cousin
from somewhere south of the border
rides the Green Line Trolley
on her way to or from work
cleaning house
or making tacos or tending
somebody waiting for God
in a Valley nursing home...
all the while never losing
dignity and integrity
bred into her by a long line
of sufferers...
She works and waits
for the next inevitable
revolution hoping it
will be mounted
with kindness.