BIO
Lillian Ramirez is from Lakeland, Florida. She currently teaches English as a Second Language in Fort Worth, Texas to middle school students from Mexico, Ecuador and Venezuela. Besides writing, she enjoys reading, traveling, making music, and starting water balloon fights with the neighborhood kids. You can also read her poetry in Red River Review.
My Dad Eats Bologna Sandwiches
My dad eats bologna
sandwiches
during his lunch breaks
and for dinner
sits at the table and eats
air.
No tengo hambre,
he says,
just one slice, no quiero mas.
So we kids down the food
and forget the man
who watched his little
brother die of malnutrition
who waits until his family
eats first
who took me to the doctor
when I was three
worried I was too frail, muy flaca
who says toma mas leche,
drink more milk
who eats bologna
sandwiches,
and feeds us love.