The Sounds Of Sixth Street

Martita Morales
Kids with innocent minds
and their curiosity aroused

"Mami, porqu t blanca y papi tan?"

your curiosity aroused you into asking the question

your curiosity was wandering
you wondered why all the spanish speaking people
are of many different colors

"Chocolate
hey nene
mira
Chocolate
hey mira
ven ac Chocolate"

but he kept on running

and you had no knowledge
that
that wasnt his name
but the name of his color
which was Tan or Brown
you did not know
that
the Puerto Rican people
are a mixture of
many different races
you do not know
for you are
so young
and so innocent
and when your mother
would take you to the park
or in the summer
to the beach

where you play in the sand

with many different people
people
men and women of your age
that range from about 3-5
you do not know
for they are all
beautiful people
because you can all play
get along
and be in a world of your own
but as the child gets older
she rebels
rebels against the fact
that
her parents will not let her have a boyfriend
with an afro
or con el pel grifo
because he looks black
and black to them is dirty
but dead and silky blond hair
with blue eyes
and white skin
is supposed to be pure
and she rebels against the fact
that where she lives at
is a
95% Puerto Rican and
Black community
and the white
honky Ass-bourgeoisie
wants to take over
And she fights and she fights
for her
ARROZ CON GANDULES
for lunch
instead of that so-called lunch
peanut butter and jelly sandwiches
with peagreen soup
which looks likeCHURRAS
and she fights and

she fights
for what she thinks is right
she fights and
she rebels
and for this
she gets expelled
but she never gives up
no she never gives up
because in what they are doing
they are wrong and
she knows she is right
she fights
and she is in assembly in school
and because she does not stand up
like the rest of her fellow students
to do the pledge of allegiance to the amerikan flag
she is harassed by her teacher and two deans
she is almost expelled
at which she more fully rebels
and they ask her questions after questions
that she doesnt dig so she just gets up and she tips
cause she is tired of being harassed by that
MOTHER FUCKING white ass
this is a Puerto Rican girl
triguea and fifteen years old
this is a Puerto Rican girl
to her, her flag is GOLD
and she rebels
and she rebels
and for this, they want her expelled
but she keeps on fighting
yeah, she fights and she fights
because she knows she is Right!