Identify yourself
Are you Hispanic?
Check yes
Now, what is your race?
Look at the question
Nothing truly fits
Who am I if I don’t have a race?
I’m not white
I’m not Black
I’m not Asian or a Pacific Islander
I’m not Native Alaskan
So what am I?
Where do Hispanics lie in the race of races?
Do we lie in the race at all
Why should I check off a lie?
Put something down that I never would identify
Put me in a place that is not my own
A piece to a puzzle that doesn’t quite fit
Break away from who I truly am
Something these boxes don't fully understand
So maybe I won’t be in the race
Because being Hispanic is my only place
So I’ll raise my flag up high
Speak my second language with great pride
Connect with those who came before me
Que Bonita Bandera
I feel at home in this place
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