we gave birth to a new generation,

AmeRícan, broader than lost gold

never touched, hidden inside the

puerto rican mountains.

we gave birth to a new generation

AmeRícan, it includes everything

imaginable you-name-it-we-got-it

society.

we gave birth to a new generation,

AmeRícan salutes all folklores,

european, indian, black, spanish

and anything else compatible.

AmeRícan,

yes, for now, for i love this, my second land,

and i dream to take the accent from

the altercation, and be proud to call

myself american, in the u.s. sense of the

word, AmeRícan, America!

LAVIERA, T. Benedición: The Complete Poetry of Tato Laviera.

Houston: Arte Público Press, 2014 (fragmento).