Como Octubre es el mes de la herencia de la hispanidad, quiero compartir un poemita para celebrarlo.
Since October is hispanic heritage month, I'd like to share a poem to celebrate.

AmeRícan
Tato Laviera
AmeRícan,
walking plena-rhythms in new york,
strutting beautifully alert, alive,
many turning eyes wondering,
admiring!

AmeRícan,
defining myself my own way any way many
ways Am e Rícan with the big R and the
accent on the í!

AmeRícan,
like the soul gliding talk of gospel
boogie music!

AmeRícan,
speaking new words in spanglish tenements,
fast tongue moving street corner “que
corta” talk being invented at the insistence
of a smile!

AmeRícan,
abounding inside so many ethnic English
people, and out of humanity, we blend
and mix all that is good!

AmeRícan,
integrating in new york and defining our
own destino, our own life,

AmeRícan,
defining the new America, humane America,
admired America. Loved America, harmonious
america, the world in peace, our energies
collectively invested to find other civili-
zation to touch God, further and further,
to dwell in the spirit of divinity!

AmeRícan,
yes, for now, for i love this, my second
land, and i dream to take the accent from
the altercation, and be proud to call
myself american, in the u.s. sense of
the word, AmeRícan, America!