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I am that I am

I am a colony
at the mercy of a superpower
I am a liver at the mercy of
a party animal.

I am not quite Afro to be
Black. I am
not quite Euro to be
White. I am
a spic.
I am not
Hispanic.
I am Latino,
do your research.

I am indifferent
towards the scholarly definition of
the skin. I am
the kin of Taino
victims of genocide.
I am useless
when asked a question in Spanish.
I am only Puerto Rican when
outside of the island's border's.
I am from
"the" borough.

I am an earthworm chewing through an Apple
I am a tapeworm in the belly of the beast
I am a broom in the anus of pigs who raped Abner Louima.

I am the Psalms of Satan.
I am Aristotle's Illmatic.
I am Shakespeare
rollin' a blunt in a staircase
that reeks of all kinds of bodily fluids.

I am too smart for a GED.
I am too ignant to pull my pants up.
I am a product of my environment
I am full of excuses
I am lazy
I am my own worst enemy.

I am strongest in the acceptance of my weakness

I am the son of a preacher
I am the tongue of a teacher
I am the heart of a Young Lord
with the lungs of a Rastah.

I am too dope to be a Democrat.
I am too real to be a Republican.
I am not your brother in Christ
I am a bullhorn of blasphemy
that sends believers screaming to their imagination

I am David
autographing Goliath's forehead
I am Samson take away Delilah
I am Cupid's proudest hit
I am slim and quick
I am long
and thick
I am a slow kiss
I am hard
dick and bubble gum.

I am Malcolm after pilgrimage.
I am Romeo after Rosaline.
I am a momma's boy.
I am my father's son.
I am that
I am, but
above all else
I do not
give a fuck
who you think
I am.

MzAmbition

So much I appreciated in this piece.
Loved the intro and how it all came together at the end. Sounds like a great spoken word if performed. Overall nice!!

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