Monday, August 12, 2013

Identity response.


Identity has always been that weird aspect.
A concept of uniqueness and freedom of personality.
A uniqueness that's grouped with thousands of others.
Unfortunately, that's just reality.
But me?
I just want to be free.


They say my ethnicity
creates my identity.
That your background
creates your foreground.
Can't you see that this isn't me?
I speak Nihongo.
Grew up with Bushido,
I understand the complexities
Of Musashi's Go Rin No Sho
But I don't think I'm Japanese.

People been running their mouths,
saying only if you speak your mother tongue,
then part of your culture you become.
Are you telling me, that I speak European?
I guess it's true,
Yo hablo un poco espanol too, Muy bein.
So no me pongas en una caja
con las personas que no son de mi propia.
I don't even remember Spain,
I was there for four days when I was ten.
My parents aren't spanish,
Their parents aren't spanish.
So what do I need to do,
to make my European title vanish?

I just want to be me,
a kiwi.

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