A poem by Abyssinia Pla El 

We used to travelon a dirt roadto get to school.The sandy graveldusted our shoes. The dogin the nearby yardbarked “whoooo,”when we walkedpast.Then,people like uswere pushedout of the neighborhood.Tar coveredour footprints.Cars drove overour steps.The dog stopped askingwho was near. Featured image (modified) CC0: Sergey Potapov