Unapologetically Artistic
Ramona Convent Arts Magazine, 2015-2016
Ramona Convent Arts Magazine, 2015-2016
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Where Are You From<br />
where are you from<br />
I would say you are Mexican<br />
but your eyes are a little slanted on the sides<br />
because your hair is curly some days and straight on others<br />
so I can’t tell where you are from<br />
I assumed your love of horses and your dark skin made you Indian<br />
but I assumed your nappy hair and dark skin made you African<br />
American<br />
no but I assumed your small eyes, intelligence, and dark skin made<br />
you Filipino<br />
so please tell us where are you from<br />
where am I from?<br />
well my grandma’s from Honduras<br />
but does that really define me<br />
she comes from a third world country<br />
but I tend to forget about my past<br />
I just put it all behind me<br />
and my other grandma<br />
she’s from Mexico<br />
although I haven’t ever been to Mexico<br />
so why does where I’m from define me?<br />
I could never explain my family’s history<br />
and I don’t think I’ll ever be included<br />
you see<br />
I just a young privileged girl<br />
living in Cali<br />
and my ancestors before come from a long line of strong women<br />
my grandmas spend hours of their day working in their kitchens<br />
and, see, I work too<br />
I just do it differently, by getting A’s in school<br />
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