The Life Of Nyla Ivy

And my family

Period 7

I am from speakers playing my favorite songs from game day jerseys to football gearI am from dirty clothes behind the bathroom door and children's giggles out of my room window

I am from the clovers and daisy's in the front yard whose long gone limbs I remember as if they were my own

I am from water hose sparingAnd shopping cart rides down hillFrom Mustapha and AngelI’m from cigarettes on the front porchAnd laughs in the living room

I’m from clean your roomAnd your on thin iceAnd do the potty danceI’m from photo shootsI’m from Vallejo and downsouth

Baked beans and dirty riceFrom the story’s I loveThat always start with“back in the day”Poetic justice bradsAnd nappy headed Cousins and Aunts

Under my bed besidesThe monsters and goblins That scared me at night Is a passed down bibleloose papers and clothesAnd my dog lies underProtecting me

Ricardo SanchezI’m from war and military scares and los lobos & El Chicano

I’m from the strength of my father I’m from El Paso, Texas and new MexicoEspinacos and arroz con pollo from the love of my community