Coming From Where I'm From

I’ve never been the type of person to

Associate myself with a specific group and claim “pride”

If anything, I find pride in NOT associating myself

With a specific group

But now that I’m older and a bit wiser

I see things a little bit different

Though I still don’t believe in claiming

Pride for any specific group

I now see how beautiful it is

To know about the culture I come from

How beautiful the words are, the colors,

The dress, the customs, the beliefs

It’s extraordinary quite honestly to

Know and feel connected to

A people that once were

And that without them

I could not be

I only grow more curious
Everyday and set out an
Intention to understand
Where I Come From