By Dana Garcia Mendez
Only mexicans can enter
But we let anyone who is valid in.
You don’t have to worry about
The verde or ICE.
We worry about
the type of neive to get.
There is all the flavors
You can imagine.
I always get leche quemada y tuna.
You don’t have to worry about chismosas
Because it’s a
“Chismosa free zone”
There will be cuetes every night.
There will be fruta con chile
Or esquites whatever you want.
There will also be all kinds of agua frescas.
If we forgot one let me
Know.
You don’t have to worry about
Who’s making everything.
The people
who called us
“wetbacks”
or
“beaners”
are working,
Very hard in fact.
I will train them
To satisfy my gente.
Don’t worry though
Dance the night away
There is going to be banda
I heard.
Don’t worry please
You deserve it.
Everyone will talk about the carnival
Because there is
No way
That you will leave unsatisfied.
All the Mexicans would not
Want to leave.
Author Bio
Dana Garcia Mendez
Dana Garcia Mendez is an immigrant and first generation student. She has been writing poetry and short stories as a hobby until it became a passion. Dana’s writing is a reflection of her life story. In hopes of helping someone through her writing.