Wilson Quesada '98

Burst Bubble

I came kere witk eyes open, wide in tbat ignorant bubble of ckildkood tkat sees no flaw

I grew into adolescence kving in your world thinking it was mine.

Poor fool tbat I was, never knowing tbe trutk, refusing to bekeve wkat kad always keen until I keard your vicious, hateful words: spic, wetback, chick, wkore and I cried as my naive bubble burst and reakty came flooding in.

I was born restrained. I will never kve to he free. Your society has marked me woman, worst of all, latino woman. I was born to serve you the white man.

I can close my eyes deafen my ears and pretend tkat this is not so tkat we are all equals and you not my foe.

I can try to fit in; wear your clothes, speak your words, kve by your rules and you might forgive me, forgive me for wkat I am the underdog, the slave, the ignorant slut, the lowest creature on your socioeconomic scab