POETRY: I Am Not An Ethnic National
by Samar Luberto
I am not an Ethnic National,
Something I find quite trivial,
A bias that is cultural.
I am not a ‘my culturish’
Devoted to things countryish
something I find quite
stupidish.
But I like multi-culturals,
Mine, yours, their-
ours/overalls, Pants full of
patches - togetheralls. So why
do you judge me nationally?
Why from a perspective, so
narrowly?
Say: Are you an Ethnic
National?
Originally published in the Spring 1993 print edition of The American Muslim.