Nadia Reyna
Age:
13-21
Third Place Award
Poem
2025
Color Me by Nadia Reyna
The colors of me are red, white, and green
Yet sometimes I don’t feel very close to thee
Maybe my colors are red, white, and blue?
All the more I feel further from you
Mexican-American, I hold that with pride
My parents worked hard to give me this life
Just sometimes, I feel like I don’t fit in
Not enough of either to win
Born in America, making me American
But I was born a Mexican
Now, who’s to say I can’t be both
My colors can show my growth
Color me green
Color me blue
You’re the colors that show my true hue
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