Who I Am and What I Have To Say

by Vida M. 8th
I am not a doll you can label with lies
I am person who has just a few words to say
Being born into a certain race
Does not make me dangerous
And it does not make me a criminal

Just because I am Salvadorian
Does not make me a gang member
Just because I am Mexican
Does not make me a drug dealer
Just because I am a woman
Does  it make me irrelevant
I am what I say I am
I am a tree that is rooted to the ground

I am a Salvadorian
With an education
I am a Mexican
With a dream to become a doctor
I am a woman
With an option that matters
An opinion that will be voiced

I am who I say I am
I am Vida