This poem celebrates the immense sacrifice of immigrant parents and exposes the cruel irony of their child’s success. It honors the parents’ arduous journey, which involved leaving “everything behind” to pursue opportunity. They worked hard and achieved the American Dream.
The voice, now making “A lot of money,” imagines an elaborate, globe-trotting vacation for her parents. However, the emotional climax is the crushing realization that despite unlimited funds, the one thing she cannot buy for her parents is a “Passport”.
- I would love to take them for vacation
- around the world:
- All the wonders of the world,
- All the villas in Europe,
- All the beaches in Mexico,
- Mountain in Machu Picchu,