The Mexican American
The Mexican American
We are dirty,
We are nasty,
Disgusting,
Uneducated,
Good for Nothing,
lower
than
the ground
itself.
We are Mexican American in Amerika
We sleep in groups on one bed,
Share the same spoon for breakfast,
Drinking from the same glass, the brown water our government provides.
Taught a different history far from the truth our ancestors experienced in the past
We are Mexican American in Amerika
Our clothes are passed down because we are poor.
We only cook or clean,
Babysit or fix engines.
Most people hate our souls,
but say we sure can cook some good food.
We are Mexican American in Amerika
We became the Teachers who show your children Right from Wrong,
The Nurses, who care for your sick
The Builders, who built homes they would never step foot in
The Soldiers who swore to protect the very country that wants to send
Us
Back
“Home”
Lost in a land that was once ours
Lost in an identity masked by patriotism
Only to be celebrated every 5th of may with tequila shots and a sombrero
Just a Mexican American living in America.