Santos Dzib
My Color Brown”

Sanchez Elementary, San Francisco
Mission Graduates After School Program
Published April 17, 2018 on KALW.org | Produced by Kevin Vance

“My Color Brown”
By Santos Dzib

Brown feels like a sugary chocolate cake melting in your mouth. 
Brown smells like wet mud after it rains. 
Brown looks like the Mayan pyramids of my ancestors. 
Brown sounds like a mad growling bear trying to protect its habitat. 
Brown tastes like the warm mole my mom cooks.

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