Mi Lengua

I speak with many tongues

I have a professional tongue

For those who think I’m not

As intelligent as I know I am

I have my teen tongue

For the streets and

Those “let’s hang” types of times

I have my tongue for when

Things are hurting me

It’s kind of funny though

I never tell anyone

What’s really hurting me

Then I have my first tongue

Mi lengua

Mi primera lengua

The tongue given to me

By my abuela

I have my singing tongue

Oh how I love to sing

These are my tongues

That make me who I am

© Anthony Pamarejo, 2011