Who am I?

I am Ivette Labra

I wonder if being Mexican-American is something wrong

I hear my own people talking about me

I see how my American family wants me to be American

I want for my American family to know that I am Mexican

I am Ivette Labra

I pretend to be American yet Mexican

I feel so confused of who I am

I touch my face and wonder why it's mine

I worry to not know who I really am

I cry because it seems that no one understands

I am Ivette Labra

I understand that being Mexican-American is tough

I say it proudly because that is who I am

I dream to end this war

I hope for acceptance around the world

I am Ivette Labra