My father proudly showed me <br />his new birth certificate <br />that had our last name Mireles <br />spelled with a “z” <br />instead of “s’ <br />Mirelez <br /> <br />He said that my grandfather couldn’t write <br />at the time <br />and the young doctor thought <br />he said “s” <br />Miiiiii….relllll….sssssss <br />when he sounded it out <br />and that’s how it was changed <br /> <br />is it really that much of a difference <br />I wondered? <br />would my ancestors <br />have approved of it? <br />…would they have even noticed? <br /> <br />A “z: is very defiant, sharp and bold…. <br />while an “s” is smooth, curvy and soft… <br /> <br />I guess the best answer <br />to my dilemma <br />could be found on an old television show <br />where a masked man <br />with noble Spanish blood <br />used a slashing sword <br />to leave his mark <br />on the world<br /><br />Oscar Mireles<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-z-is-more-then-the-last-letter-of-the-alphabet/
