The phrase "today I am a poem" reveals that María put a lot of thought into her outfit and that she is very proud of all the things and people each piece represents.
The main character and narrator in "Excerpt from ‘Who Are You Today, María?’ from Call Me María," María is a girl who has to dress up as herself to go to school. That means this is the first time the school has allowed students to wear whatever they like for a day.
However, there is a purpose behind that. Students should choose an outfit that represents who they really are. A teacher even asks, "are you going to walk around as a joke or as a poem?"
María decides to be a poem. Even if her outfit - or costume, as she says - does not look okay, each piece has a meaning and represents someone she loves. When María says, "today I am a poem," she shows she is proud of who she is and her heritage.
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