My mother’s accent, Shaped by lands she left behind, Makes you wrinkle your nose, Yet she remains gentle and kind. Balancing a second language, In her eyes hope gleams, Though her words may sound a little strange, She hopes to fulfill the American dream. Leaving her family behind, She raises her own family, In hopes they have better lives, Without the help of a single friend. ā€œRacism doesn’t exist anymore,ā€ Yet the word ā€œdeportationā€ looms, She hears lawmakers preach it everywhere, And fear slowly creeps into her room. We can turn the nation around, To see her voice as strength and not flaw, To build a country that is not bound, To just one accent for all.