my yia yia once told me about my name how it symbolizes a tree a story deeply rooted to these stories apollo who loved goddess who lost said my yia yia the bark on my tree feels rough it tells these stories my roots have been through it all the floods the droughts and life said my yia yia your roots go deeper than memory all you know are stories stories of your roots said my yia yia your name is a tree a failure a victory said my yia yia Yia Yia by Daphne Betts Escudero ’31 45
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