The Meadow 173 The Young Man Who Preferred Education Oscar Hernandez During summers a young man works with his father. The boy grows tired of cutting wet broccoli all week. At his house he plays with his plastic action figures And marbles behind closed doors. He sees a kid at school using the newest iPhone And wishes he could do the same. When his first chin hair appears, he plays with it. He shows it off at the dinner table. His father says, Ya! Tienes que ser un hombre Y ayudar a la Familia. He had kept the boy’s mouth shut. The young man knew he would one day fill his father’s Shoes full of mud and grass. The first time The young man visited his school counselor His eyes opened to many job opportunities. For four years the counselor picked him up for school And dropped him off at his house after. The young man then walked at graduation While his father was unable to attend due to work. His first day of college he moved in with his grandma. She made chicken soup. She knew he did not like broccoli.
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