Mexicano

by Efrain Romero

 

 

I know that I’m Mexican

You don’t have to remind me

I’m aware of my color

or how I speak

 

Many of you think we’re ignorant

because we had to learn another

language but really that just

increased our intelligence

 

I’m not smart because

I’m Mexican

I’m smart because I

worked two times as hard

as anyone else

I wasn’t born intelligent

I’m intelligent because I

cared for my education

and for that I’m where I

stand today

 

Many of you say we’re foreigners

and that we need to go back

to Mexico

 

But I’m not from Mexico

 

I’m from Memphis, Tennessee

 

That’s why I correct you and

tell you that I’m Mexican American