I am still the bookworm you knew in high school,
hiding behind the pages of a book,
my love of books has earned me a Bachelor's Degree,
but degrees aren't everything, the heart is what people see,
I am all heart, love, kindness, passion, broken when I get burned,
Time heals any pain, life is full of lessons I have learned.
I am the devoted wife of a wonderful man,
who loves me dearly as much as he can.
I am beauty and energy in red,
capable of more than I say, that's what Tony said.
I represent Texas or Tejas, land of cows and country music, my home state,
still proud to be Mexican-American, in every taste.
Too American for the Mexicans, but too Mexican for the Ameri