Latero Story by Miguel Algarin

The Latero Story is a poem written by Miguel Algarin. It is a very interesting story about a twentieth-century welfare recipient who collects garbage cans in order to survive in America. The most touching part that got to me was that Miguel colleted cans all day no matter if it was day or nite and had to go through so much in order to make money and provide himself with his needs. Sometimes he had to go through garbage which was filled with many diseases and other nasty stuff. The truth was that he was an expert at collecting cans and was considered best at his job. The overall part that I liked the most about this poem was that, Miguel never gave up on his job. He worked almost the entire day collecting cans and kept moving forward to achieve his goals. I think that people who come to America and have the passion to work hard, are the ones who are always successful because once you put your heart into something, it does pay off no matter how long it takes you.