black / Maybe

Poetry collection by Roberto Carlos Garcia. Explores themes of blackness and Dominican culture. Im American but I dont speak English because Im from England and Im a Latino that doesnt speak Spanish because Im from Spain. I speak these languages thanks to a long history of colonialism to be more specific the losing end of colonialism. The flight attendant who poured my whiskey is a Spaniard. Spanish has been his national language for centuries and his familys language for generations. When he hears me a mutt with African Chinese and Spanish blood (but who leans more towards the African) does he consider me a fraud? Does he see me as parroting Spanish? Now this poor flight attendant is a fill in of course but you get the picture. What do most Spaniards think about the Spanish speakers in the colonies they lost all those years ago? Do they care? Why should I? --from Trapped in History EnglishKillsReview.com