Assimilation
Natalia Knowlton Vásquez
I miss traveling.
New histories that evoke
new people to befriend
new cultures to soak.
Or is that problematic?
Can our similarities go beyond
drive-thru chicken nuggets?
Our winding roads lined up with
recipes, folk tales, superstitions
come to a halt
merge into one lane.
What will dominate,
what will be forgotten.
This could be Prague.
This could be any European city.
This could be a former colony that had to resemble Europe.
This could be anything
This could be all you ever wanted
This could cater to your lifestyle.
New histories that evoke
new people to befriend
new cultures to soak.
Or is that problematic?
Can our similarities go beyond
drive-thru chicken nuggets?
Our winding roads lined up with
recipes, folk tales, superstitions
come to a halt
merge into one lane.
What will dominate,
what will be forgotten.
This could be Prague.
This could be any European city.
This could be a former colony that had to resemble Europe.
This could be anything
This could be all you ever wanted
This could cater to your lifestyle.
Natalia Knowlton Vásquez is a Chilean-Canadian poet, playwright and theatre maker based in London, UK. Reoccurring themes in her writing include Latin American and migrant identity, female sexuality, nostalgia and coming-of-age stories. Her writing is inherently feminist and political. Assimilation is her first published poem.
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