I love a country I wasn’t even born in

Most people say I’m a demented lunatic for it

But I disagree.

The land of Mexico itself and my heritage are things I value.

People like Trump try to put me down

Saying that we’re criminals who rape people and do drugs

Then his blind followers cheer him as he belittles us once more

For god’s sake

I just wanna throw you into a lake

You spout so much idiocy it's not even funny

You act like such a baby with your nose all runny

I reject everything you tell us

We’ll stand tall with pride

You can’t make me ashamed of my Mexican family

Don’t try to make my parents look lazy

They’re hard workers who have sacrificed so much so that me and my siblings

Can have one thing they didn’t have growing up:

Opportunity

I’m a Latino and I am proud

I love everything about my heritage

How its music runs through my DNA like its Usain Bolt in a marathon

Or how novelas never fail to make me spit out my drink in shock or in laughter

They may be badly written, but they’re always your source of over exaggerated humour

Don’t even get me started on the food

How the second I hear “pozole”, “tacos”, or “menudo” I rush in excitement

I flood all my foods with tsunamis of salsas, preferably spicy

The burning sensation in my mouth gives me a boost in energy

Enough energy to make it through an entire rodeo show

Cheering and laughter fill the auditorium as we see a man fall off an enraged bull

Events like this are never dull

Sure there’s people that go against us

That torture us with racism and propaganda

Especially those Republicans

But no matter what happens

We will victorious

Even in the face of defeat

No matter what that man does to us

Yo soy dos cosas

Latino y Orgulloso.