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“
As Life Was Five
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Jimmy Santiago Baca
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2004-01-06
Added by: J. Marshall Hart
This poem perfectly encapsulates Baca's childhood. If you are interested, read his memoir which details much of his time spent in prison and his life of drug dealing, Still Standing. It is one of the most tragic and beautiful books.
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