The Letter "M"
Dear bà ngoại or Grandma,
I'm sorry I didn't take the time to learn Vietnamese
to tell you how much I love your cooking.
I'm sorry I couldn't express how proud I am for you learning how to say "Apple."
I could only smile .
Because if I focused too much on being Vietnamese
I would lose what it meant to be Hispanic
If only I could tell you how hard it is
To be in a constant state of equiliburm
Fighting both yin and yang in the center of a conflict so long
that I am now going to turn 18 this year.
Who knew it would be this hard?
To be mixed I am the bridge between two worlds
Yet that's all I'll ever be.
A bridge stuck inbetween the two sides of this war
Vietnamese and Hispanic
bà ngoại
I will never stop being the letter "M"
mixed.