Theme for English 4A

by Kturner04

April 27, 2020

“Who are you”

That question is echoing in my head constantly

Who. am. I

If you were just to look at my name

A laila manaʻo paha ʻoe ʻo kaʻu ʻōlelo kamaʻāina

Basi unaweza kufikiria hiyo ni lugha yangu ya asili

But it is not and

that’s why you don’t know what that says

Because I speak English

If you were to look at me and see

This 5’1, melanin, chocolate dreadhead female

Den yuh probably tink mi taak lakka dis

N mi do

It’s the way that I am

If you knew that I grew up in a neighborhood that constantly kept me up at night because of gunshots,

police sirens,

and fights through out the night giving me crippling anxiety

You would think I’m just a hood rat

Bur i’m not

If you were to have a conversation with me you might discover some of the things I like

Chipotle

Singing

Dancing

Boys

Girls

Queer

Telenovalas

And so much more.

If you really get to know me you see the ups

And the down

You get to here about how I went to Sesame Street when I was younger with my family

You also get to here how that same family is broken and despises each other

You get to here about how proud my mom was of me

When I won my competitions and padgents

You also get to here about how ashamed she is to call this queer, kinky, owner of her body, depressed girl her daughter

You here about how I had my first kiss

You also get to here about my first sexual abuse.

All these thing you can use to make

Shape

And mold my identity through your eyes

But what about mine

Slut

Hoe

Gay

Bitch

Victim

disappointment

ALLLLLL these things are my so called identity

But I never chose that

I am not that

I am the one who choses my

I-dentity

So who am I you ask.

I am me.

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