Poema a mi Familia!

Empezo como un trabajo asignado para mis estudios... y nacio un lindo poema, practicando Spanglish pero sobretodo reflejando lo que soy y de donde vengo. Hoy es un dia muy especial, pues es el dia en el que nacio uno de los seres que mas amo en el mundo. Dedicado a ti y toda mi familia!!

WHERE I’M FROM
By P.A.Z

I’m from “mi mami”, who has the clear blue of the Atlantic Ocean in her eyes
and the soft white of the clouds in her skin.
I’m from “mi papi”, who has the darkness night in his eyes
and in his skin, the brown color of the earth that
indigenes called “Paeces” worked with their hands centuries ago.

I’m from “mi abuelita Noralba y mi abuelito Ivan”, who had four girls and 3 boys,
So girls will put the woman population ahead,
But nature worked it out for the boys,
with a set of twins arriving to this world.
I’m from Sundays in the “Rio Pance” (river)
eating “sancochito” with the “primos” on the solid rocks,
besides the clear water of our beloved river and
the “Lopez” driving the noisy, “verde guayaba” (green guaba)
Studebaker…“mi abuelito’s car”.

I’m from the other Sundays with “abuelita Mercedes”,
having her sweet, colorful “suspiros” (merengues)
melting in my mouth before a hello-kiss to her and
my eight “tios y tias”…. and thousands of “primos”.
I’m from the taste of “Maduros fritos, patacones and lentejas”, with
soft and warm white rice that
“abuelita Mercedes” cooked with her tiny hands.

I’m from long, sunny afternoons in our apartment’s yard,
with my always best friend, shaved-head “hermanito del Alma”.( my beloved brother)
swimming the humongous, refreshing blue waters of our rubber pool “Scooby-Doo”.
I’m from short, comfy “siestas” (naps) in the afternoon
with the heaviest yellow “Bambi” curtain of our room and
Let’s not forget, our tiny blue record player between our beds
That would keep us separate from talking and asking to “mami”:
“Ya?”, “mami Can we wake up now???”

I’m from “El Chavo”, “El Chapulin Colorado”, “Plaza Sesamo”(sesame street)
“Popeye”, “Maxenyer”, “El palacio de la Justicia”, “El Capitan America”
“Josemiel”, “Baner y Flapy”, “Los pitufos”(smurf)
and the old, heavy Zenit television.
I’m from the store downstairs, with the smelly grains and Coca-Cola
and my brother and I buying the never-found “laminitas”(stickers)
for our album of “Chocolatina Jet”.

I’m from “La capital de la Salsa”, “la sucursal del cielo”: “Cali pachangero”
where “las mujeres son como las flores y caminando van de mil colores”,
Dancing and Aguardiente, Grupo Niche, y Guayacan,
And now: Carlos Vives, Juanes y Shakira will sing to us.

I’m from “Navidades” in “La calle de la Feria”, “Cabalgata” ,“Corridas de Toros” (bullfightings)
“Mazorca, morcilla y rellena” , and
“Oiga, mire, vea !!!, vengase a Cali pa’ que vea”
I’m from “Heyy !! Mira ve !!”, salsa music, more aguardiente and
“Heyy, ve !! , Donde es la “rumba” today?.