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// I am Mexican and 15 years old // // I wonder if I will make it through // // I hear a voice telling me I won’t I see my dead uncle I want to rest in peace I am Mexican and 15 years old // // I pretend I can’t hear I feel like my life is ending I touch my uncle’s palm I worry that my time has come I cry for all the pain I am Mexican and 15 years old

I understand now how my uncle felt I say to myself I can’t give up I dream about falling off I try to forget the past I hope I can really think more about the future I am Mexican and 15 years old //