Questão 4 — ENEM 2023 PPLCaderno azul · 1º Dia

we gave birth to a new generation,
AmeRícan, broader than lost gold
never touched, hidden inside the
puerto rican mountains.

we gave birth to a new generation
AmeRícan, it includes everything
imaginable you-name-it-we-got-it
society.

we gave birth to a new generation,
AmeRícan salutes all folklores,
european, indian, black, spanish
and anything else compatible.

AmeRícan,
yes, for now, for i love this, my second land,
and i dream to take the accent from
the altercation, and be proud to call
myself american, in the u.s. sense of the
word, AmeRícan, America!

LAVIERA, T. Benedición: The Complete Poetry of Tato Laviera.
Houston: Arte Público Press, 2014 (fragmento).

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