就像濕玉米粉

        我在我祖母眼前溜過

        《聖經》在她身邊

        當她摘下眼鏡

        布丁變得模糊不清

        媽媽不用任何語言將我帶大

        我是自己西班牙語姓名的孤兒

        這幾個是外國單詞，在我口中結結巴巴

        我端詳著鏡子裏的自己

        褐色皮膚，黑色頭髮

        我覺得我是個俘虜

        乘坐在難民船上

        一艘永不停靠碼頭的船

        一艘永不停靠碼頭的船

like wet cornstarch
I slide past mi abuelita's eyes
bible placed by her side
she removes her glasses
the pudding thickens

mama raised me with no language
I am an orphan to my Spanish name
the words are foreign, stumbling on my tongue
I stare at my reflection in the mirror
brown skin, black hair

I feel I am a captive
aboard the refugee ship
a ship that will never dock
a ship that will never dock