Minerva writes poems.

Minerva Writes Poems:
Minerva is a young woman just a little bit older than Esperanza. And already she has two kids. Her husband leaves and comes back. Leaves and comes back. Leaves and comes back. Over and over again. Her mother raised her kids alone and so will Minerva. Her husband keeps leaving and coming back until she says enough is enough. All his item, clothes, shoes, everything is out the window and the doors are locked. The night he comes back he sends a rock through the window then he is sorry and she lets him back. She writes poems and folds them up into small squares and holds them in her hand for a long time. Sometimes she lets Esperanza read her poems and Esperanza lets her read her own poems.