Exilés
José Hamra Sassón / 15 septiembre 2011
Spanish
is my mother’s tongue
I
speak, read and write English
A
little Hebrew
I
can swear in these three languagesAnd also in Arabic
French? Just for asking coffee
I’m an Arab
I’m a Jew
I was born in Mexico
I was born in Israel
I was born in Argentina
I was born in the two main cities of the Syrian province of the Ottoman Empire
I was found dead fighting in the Warsaw Ghetto
I was found dead tortured in Garage Olimpo
I was found dead crossing the Arizona desert
I was found dead fighting in the streets of Jenin
I’m a mestizo that lived his childhood in Rosario de Santa Fe
Ya’waldani polani
I’m at the Yiddishe Kulturecamp
I’m a Palestinian intellectual
I’m a Mexican artist
I’m an Argentinian rock-star
I’m the oppressed and the oppressor
The entrepreneur that marches reading El País
I eat meat tacos with tahine and chimichurri
All together
Best recipe
I am Sam, Sam I am[1]
I’m your man[2]
[1] Dr. Seuss, Green Eggs and Ham