...women, Brave As Stars At Dawn

Their Maker, She Said, Gives Them The Sky To Carry Because They Are Strong. These People Do Not Know Who They Are, But If You See A Lot Of Trouble In Your Life, It Is Because You Were Chosen To Carry Part Of The Sky On Your Head. -pg. 25

In Haiti You Had The Duvaliers For 29 Years And They Were Very Well Supported By The United States.

I Think All Artists Are Looking For A Subject Or Are Sometimes Unsure Of Their Subject, But Immigrant Artists Bring Another Culture To That And They Bring Also The Place Where The Original Culture Meets The New Culture.

I See The Sharp Inequality Between How Haitian And Cuban Refugees Are Treated In Florida. Both Groups Come Here Because Their Lives Are Equally Desperate. But On Arrival, The Haitians Are Incarcerated, And Some Are Immediately Repatriated, Whereas Cubans Get To Stay And Are Eligible For Citizenship.

I Was Able To Not Fold And Go In A Corner Because I Had My Writing As Therapy, But Also As My Tool For Struggle.