I AM

I woke up in a dream
In a dreamless land
The land of opportunity
Too find who I am.

I am Enrique-
Running across borders
On trains of death.
I AM

I am Reyna-
Single mother
Benefiting from a broken system.
I AM

I am Pocho-
Landless faceless
Without an identity.
I AM

I am Margarita-
can’t speak Ingles
Pero vendo tamales en la esquina.
I AM

I am Victor-
Too dumb too unprepared
Too colored to succeed.
I AM

I am Maria-
Prisoner to my house
slave to my husband.
I AM

I am Jose-
Fighting for my country
To them not my own.
I AM

I am Lupe-
Farm worker
Stealing your tax dollars.
I AM

I am Robert-
Dropped out of school
Cuz dealin was my only option.
I AM

I am not going to be a statistic
Or make another stereotype realistic
Don’t judge me based on characteristics
It’s time to redefine your logistics
For I am not who they think I am

I am not the dropout, the gangster
I’m not meeting your expectations of disaster
and
I am of my own destiny master

I am me-
Trying to show them
Who I really am.

I am who I am-
I am Latino,
I am an American,
I am going to prove them wrong.

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