"Love Letter"
Dear my beloved land,
You know that the only person that loves you the most since day one when I "being born on it, working it, dying on it." (33). I remember when "Pa had to borrow money" (33) from the bank to take care of you and me and you have been there for me since I was younger. During the period of time that I got separated from you, "the land's getting poorer" (32) because the cotton that was replaced with food crops "sucks all the blood out of it" (32). I am so sorry that I left you behind to the hand of the bank which "it's the monster" (33). "The bank isn't like a man" (33) because of what they did to you such as selling you away or making your health condition worse. The bank is so cruel because "they breathe profits; they eat the interest on money" (32) without considering about how you are being damaged and wanted to survive. Now, I cannot stay together with you anymore because "the monster owns it" (34) and "it can make men do what it wants" (34). If we stay together, it would be considered "stealing if you try to stay, [I'll] be murderers if you kill to stay" (34). We are being put in a very complicated situation right now. "Grampa killed Indians, Pa killed snakes for the land" (34). It is an everlasting relationship between my family and you by taking good care of you or even putting ourselves in danger. This time, it will be me to take care of you and fight for you "like Pa and Grampa did" (34)
Love,
The tenant farmer
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