Ode to My Self
Norma Ramirez continues her exploratory series about "the cost of pursuing a doctorate while being undocumented in the United States."
This week, we are thrilled to share the sixth installment Norma Ramirez’s series of odes. Introducing her poem, Norma writes:
Ode to My Self is the sixth poem in this series where I attempt to capture the cost of pursuing a PhD in clinical psychology as an undocumented student in the United States. This one is the realization that in the middle of all the destruction and pain, there was still a part of me that loved me; that as imperfect as it may be, I love myself now; and that I will love myself in the future.
“Ode to My Self”
I love you
I love you
I love you
Propina
If you missed the first five poems in this series, you can listen to and read them here:
Describing the full series of poems, Norma writes:
I wrote these poems as a way to capture the cost of pursuing a doctorate while being undocumented in the United States. Once I had graduated, I realized that I need to reflect and process the past 7 years to allow space to heal. In the process, I also got licensed and that also brought up more feelings and dynamics. So, the series is a bit developmental, capturing pieces of the past, the present, and wonderings of the future.
Norma’s poetry series will continue next month. In the meantime, if you have a poem, story, image, or general idea you would like to share with La Cuenta’s readers, please get in touch.
We’ll see you next week!