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Skin
(inspired by Langston Hughes' "Theme for English B")
My skin-
the color of my hair
the shape of my eyes
boldly sing,
'i'm Asian'
but when I open my mouth
to speak
it's clear i'm American,
quite obviously Californian!
even when it's Chinese
i speak
it's evident i am ABC.
i am neither Asian, nor American.
i am both,
yet not.
Is it my skin
that determines who i am?
is it the country i was born in?
is it the languages i speak?
is it my accent or lack thereof?
My identity lies
within my soul-
something deeper than skin
and the country from whence i was born
i am a prism-colored mosaic
of yin-yang experiences
i am the dreamer of night and day
i am the late bloomer
of which is okay
i am the nightingale who sings
when the sun is asleep
because she is different
My skin
is but a shell to a turtle
it is not what makes me,
me
© Wednesday, February 24, 2010
(inspired by Langston Hughes' "Theme for English B")
My skin-
the color of my hair
the shape of my eyes
boldly sing,
'i'm Asian'
but when I open my mouth
to speak
it's clear i'm American,
quite obviously Californian!
even when it's Chinese
i speak
it's evident i am ABC.
i am neither Asian, nor American.
i am both,
yet not.
Is it my skin
that determines who i am?
is it the country i was born in?
is it the languages i speak?
is it my accent or lack thereof?
My identity lies
within my soul-
something deeper than skin
and the country from whence i was born
i am a prism-colored mosaic
of yin-yang experiences
i am the dreamer of night and day
i am the late bloomer
of which is okay
i am the nightingale who sings
when the sun is asleep
because she is different
My skin
is but a shell to a turtle
it is not what makes me,
me
© Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Professor Dickerson, my poetry professor, assigned us to write a poem based off of Langston Hughes' "Theme for English B" poem. This is what I came up with, I hope you'll like it. Please read Langston Hughes' poetry when you get the chance, the man was a brilliant poet!
© 2010 - 2024 cholie
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you are choli,
skin and face simply are,
Te hablas la lengua de los angeles,
haven't fallen,
califorenia?
Chinalatina?
Quisas.
Cara, pelo, piel, todos son Cholie.
Eres mas de tus partes.
skin and face simply are,
Te hablas la lengua de los angeles,
haven't fallen,
califorenia?
Chinalatina?
Quisas.
Cara, pelo, piel, todos son Cholie.
Eres mas de tus partes.