Undocumented (What is your name?)
Dear Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency:
¿Cuál es tu nombre?
My name is undocumented
I jump borders and sell drugs
And surround myself with thugs
The color of my skin
Determines what's within
"You're Hispanic?! You're so pale!"
So, if I was darker, would I be for sale?
We came to contribute, we came to reform
When we got here, we saw that we were misinformed
Free to work, not free to stay
We don't complain when we get lesser pay
Ma aismak
Terrorism, bombing, captured, murderer
ISIS, September 11th, American torturer
These are things related to me
When all I wanted to be was free
I am highly educated, I study hard
When I go out, you hear "Allah Akbar"
I am criticized in every way, you judge what I wear
When I wear my hijab, you ask "is it hot in there?"
We came to contribute, we came to reform
When we got here, we saw that we were misinformed
First amendment compromised
Everywhere we go we are despised
Everyday we are pushed and shoved
For being in a country that we love
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I'm a 17 year old writer who enjoys pouring out her emotions when it comes to social injustice, love, depression, anxiety, literally anything.
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