Photo by: ANGELOUX
Soy de México donde viven mis abuelos.
Soy de las gotitas que me caen en mi cara.
Yo soy de mi mamá que me abraza y me susurra cuando me duermo.
Soy del sonido del canto de los pájaros.
Soy del corazón de mi familia.
Soy de donde la lluvia sale del cielo y me salpica mis dedos.
Yo soy de donde yo vengo.
I Am
I’m from Mexico where my grandparents live.
I am the droplets falling in my face.
I am from my mom who hugs me and whispers when I sleep.
I am the sound of the birds singing.
I’m from the heart of my family.
I’m from where the rain falls out of the sky and splashes my fingers.
I am where I come from.
By Emmanuel, 1st grade
Click the link above to listen to the poem read on KPFT radio by Fidel Argueta, a 6th grader at Johnston Middle School For the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston. Faculty is Meliza Hull-Frederick, Spanish teacher. The background music is Music by Los Dinomitos Estefan, “Mexico,” 1998. Produced by Susan Phillips.
Poem a Day is made possible in part by H-E-B Tournament of Champions, Copy.com, The City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance, Texas Commission on the Arts, and KPFT 90.1.