YOUR TURN IS - B297

Para Adriana

At the end of the room, a white wall holds a portrait of the president, wearing a

Smile while I check my documents again:

Evidence of employment I-20 form F-1 Visa Valid passport

Mi madre told me to look and act confident: Show them tu valor, mijo. Three years have gone by, four more secured.

My fingers slip through papers and folders; I want to belong here, I want to be one of them.

The Government Officer does not speak; I get back my papers assured by a number that I’m part of the system. Now

I walk out of the building like a baby out of a hospital: Reborn and worthy. Para Adriana

By Andres Arevalo