Multicultural

Slanty eyes do not call for epithets of “chink” and “oriental;”

My abacus does not function under slanted bigotry.

Deep ochre colored, almond shaped eyes fail to see

Past racial slurs from mouths of American citizens

These ‘other’ American citizens

Believe in a different constitution than I clearly do.

My body is no rug for you

Do not rest your perfectly polished and primped toes on me.

“Math tutor,” does not describe my work ethic or qualifications in life,

Nor am I someone who is cool and calculated,

Raging fire, and a woman of desire:

These are nouns and adjectives that may describe my being.

The draw of my full lips when I curse and yell into storms of misogyny

Curl into an accent you think you're familiar with.

Pero mi sangre (But my blood) is filled with heat

And sweat of ancestors brimming with determination.