Sorry

Where I Am From

I am from sancocho and rice

Which tastes like mama chicha’s house

I am from Frito with salami

I am from beach, river and sun

I am from the basilica and circuitos

I am from a place where people dance bachata, palo and merengue.

The present safe place

The dirty water in the sera

Where children play

Motores making loud sound in the street

Ninos in the street playing around

Feeling her free

People sitting outside their houses

Talking about other people’s business

The loud music coming out of the colmado

Like there’s a party

Children on bicycles falling and laughing

It Is my childhood

At everytime, night and morning

The haitian girl selling dulce de mani

Yelling dulce de mani dulce de mani

The motoconcho in the esquina

Dress like a aguacate

That’s my safe place, el barrio.

Dear future jey 

In 10 years from now I hope you are a friendly person like now and have new people around you.

I want you to have a big house close to your family in DR. I hope we already travel with our cousins and brothers. I want you to be responsible and have your own family and make your mom proud. I hope you make a good decision about what you want to study after high school. I believe you have a good job that you like to do and sufficient money to take care of your family and yourself. Also I hope you find a good man to create a family and a good place to live in peace.