Citizen Illegal by José Olivarez

Author:José Olivarez
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Haymarket Books
Published: 2018-07-23T16:00:00+00:00

i wish i could,roll credits.

When the Bill Collector Calls & I Do Not Have the Heart to Answer

i unbury the boy, pull him out

of the cardboard box in my gut

where i keep him gone. almost

ready for jobs like this.

the boy picks up the phone. hello,

he says. the boy wears a cracked

turtle shell. his name is my name,

but we are not the same person.

when the phone rings, & it is not

a job offer. when the voice is legal,

polite as a razor, i bring the boy.

hello, he says. yes, i am Jose Olivarez.

i play video games while the boy bites

his fingernails & listens. i look at him:

the shell on his back broke beyond repair

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