I got this from Nicole today in an e-mail and the striking resemblence was too much too contain...so I felt like I had to share it...
What It's Like to be a Cuban Girl
By Tatiana Regalado
It's like being born with spices in your blood
And being named after your papi's favorite cigars
It's getting diamonds pierced in your ears at five
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bad ass
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That being said...
That poem thing was great.
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I thought the same thing..minus the thing about the island...I can totally relate to everything else.
Added! =O)
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thats what i got from it.
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But you know how the elders can get caught up in talking about the island and how much better it is then the U.S. That's probably what gave me that negative connotation. From pictures and stories, I can see that it was once a beautiful place...
Maybe when it is restored to its natural beauty and Castro is outta' office...then maybe I can take a trip down and see it for myself.
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