Brown skin, black hair, a curvy body English first name, Indian last name “West Indian” – is that my culture? Or is it a term Christopher Columbus coined? Speak no other language Twice displaced Country of origin? Don’t even know anymore Supposed to be India but I don’t speak Hindi Colonization, its impact on the world Hybrid culture? No. I wish we never left It would be so much easier They say you have to know where you’re from to know where you’re going. I still don’t know where I am going. Perhaps I just need to define myself.