Maritza Ocampo

BIO

Maritza Ocampo is a proud daughter of Mexican migrants and recently received her Masters of Fine Arts in Fiction from Cal. State San Bernardino. Born and raised in South Central Los Angeles she views writing as the opportunity to reveal what is often hidden- stories of communities and individuals that often go untold. You can find her work in the upcoming fall issue of Huizache.

Número

 

43

faces

scattered

on the

dirt road

pueblos

and

cities of

Mexico

 

to remind us

of the Mariposas

de Juarez

 

taken to an exhibit

not yet

open to the public

 

they remind us

of those

lost

in the desert

whose coyote

led them into

a thirst

 

the water

too expensive

for their families

to afford

 

43

secuestrados

by the drug cartel

or

is this

the work

of the policia

and politicians?

 

afraid that a group

united

with educación

and spirit

might rouse

up the

masses 

 

43

reminders

to all las madres

de Mexico

 

who pray

that their niños

won’t become

another

number

 

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