Call Me Maria by Judith Ortiz Cofer

Author:Judith Ortiz Cofer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2015-09-15T04:00:00+00:00

A Poem by María

It begins

with your second last name

gone missing from your mailbox,

school ID, and learner’s permit.

It is hard to explain to your relatives

back on the Island.

Your mother says,

you had it

when you left home,

where is it now?

You cannot claim

to have misplaced

your mother’s surname.

Your Abuela suggests

that you retrace your steps.

Instead, you decide

to just tell everyone

to call you María.

“Just call me María,” you say.

It’s much simpler this way.

Then, before you know it,

your baby fat is somehow lifted

right from under your very nose.

Where did it go?

Whoever took it

left a couple of bumps

and a few curves

in its place.

You think it may be

someone you know.

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