Mujeres Latinas Somos

Mujeres Latinas Somos
we are of the earth, brown and rich
ever connected to our roots
we give birth to humanity
our bodies grow like the limbs of a tree
ready to embrace the world

history is written into the lines
of our faces; our eyes tell the stories
of the past, we are our mothers
we are our daughters, we are the
women warriors of our ancestry
strength is in our blood

Mujeres Latinas Somos
we are the water, Yemaya
embraces and cleanses us
in her familial waves, teaching us
the rituals of motherhood
guiding us as we guide our young

Our mothers, once daughters
Our daughters, soon mothers
the cycle of life keeps to the
beat beat beat - beat beat of our hearts
their spirits urging us forward

Mujeres Latinas Somos
we are of pride and knowledge
we feel with our minds and
think with our hearts; we are strong
and sensitive at our cores; we defend
and protect

We are of iron, withstanding
the abuses of our society
we continue to raise our
fatherless sons practiced in
the fine art of patience and love

Mujeres Latinas Somos
we are of work; knowing the
the burdens of the domestic
we take flight from our parents
and create new traditions

We
are of art and poetry
We
are of song and dance
We
are of culture and pride

Mujeres Latinas Somos