#colorsibleed

[dpomalescreative]

We know where we come from!!!... The Body may Leave...but the Mind Never forgets... The Appreciation of our Culture and Ways ..go way deep!!!... Its in our DNA!!... I tried to escape it as a child.... (as we were the Negros on the block...but they used a harsher word!)... Living a Military Life was not easy... We had to learn English 1st!!... Span8sh came 2nd!!!... My Father was a Marine... we did as we were instructed!!!... Spanish was only spoken behind closed doors!!... #thatslife Now as I have come into adulthood ...I embrace it!!!... The Music...the Food... Our Faith/Beliefs... They were all ingrained into EVERY DAY our LiVeS!!!... My parents made sure of it!!!... We may have had to conform...(to survive/adapt in the military life 70s-80s for me)....but that did not strangle my parents efforts or intentions in any way!!!...to teach us all that it means to be #PuertoRiCaN !!!... 🇵🇷🇺🇸🇵🇷🇺🇸🇵🇷🇺🇸... They are of the same colors... w/emphasis on stars...and stripes... These are the #Colorsibleed !!!!... They are 1 in fact!!... I am a PuertoRiCaN AmeRiCaN ... RiCaN in either case!!!... One 1 is more important than the other... But I see them side by side... So it dont matter if it's on the left or right!!!.. What stands in the middle is me!!.. Bringing both worlds together..as I see fit!!... I wish to Honor BOTH of my flags... Be the best that #godmademetobe !!!... Time has flown by.. Last I stepped foot 9n the island was at the age of 16!!!... The yearning aches...deep in my soul!!!... I Will return to (my) our island 1 day...to pay my respects and give my love!!!... But in the meantime I feel its calling to me...through my Blood... it screams at my SouL!!... You have been GONE TOO LONG!!!.. My conscience tells me I have built who I am as an American 1st and foremost... Now it's time to build and explore that which is the #PuertoRiqueno in me... Ahora es el momento/tiempo de construir lo que es/que es el puertorriqueño en mí!!!...🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷..🎵🎵🎵 DPoMLiVe!!!... #betterlatethannever It's been a long time comiN ...as I now embrace freely...my #taino #puertorican #heritage !!!... Excuse me while I go #lightupastage !!!... NOW (at DPomales Creative Services) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtgvgBUg6YU/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=15yfu6du6udh0