Footprints

Each footprint only lasts a minimal amount of time for the water washes it away making the area it once inhabited look identical to the sand surrounding it. This is representative of Miami in
the sense that hundreds of unique cultures come and reside in the city but soon lose their distinguishable features and blend in with the westernized culture that engulfs them: Cubans, Mexicans, South Americans, etc. all become Hispanics or Cuban while Africans, Haitians, French, etc. become black or Haitian. As much as each culture tries to keep its footprint intact, the racial tension and myriad segregated peoples of Miami efface the original culture ties and create a watered down, blended version of multiple cultures in one.
So the question becomes: is the footprint still there but we can’ t see it? If we dig
hard enough will we find its original shape and size? Those who are capable of searching hardly care: for them it is simply another day at the beach.