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Where I’m From
June 16, 2014
I am from pasteles, rice and beans and penil.
I am from gang violence, gunshots and police looking for a law breaker.
I am from the know it alls and the attention seekers.
I am from coquito, from Hector Lavoe and the ghetto.
I am from “You smoke?” to “Vete para mierda”.
I am from cars driving over the speed limit.
I am from the tension in people’s stares.
I am from flat irons, blowers, mani-pedi’s and gossip.
I am from loud people and fights.
I am from Spanish Harlem.
© Jennae P., Kennewick, WA
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