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Where I'm From



I am From Neither Here Nor There...

I am from wise female strength, 

And long matriarchal lines. 

Not giving up too easy,

"Keep the family alive!"


I am from sugarcane islands,

and mixed ancestral bloods.

"Cojelo con take it easy",

learning New York City slums.


I am from dancing under the moonlight,

to Bachata and Dembow.

Dreaming of a better outcome,

"Education is our way to grow".


I am from "we are all in this together",

and "together we have it all",

Unity is our survival,

Black Lives Matter and "we don't need no walls".


I am from Spanish and English cultures,

like a butterfly in the middle.

I'm from neither here nor there...

Mariposa spelling mundos in her Spanglish noncommittal.


Yesenia Abreu

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