Poems about Immigration

I decided to attend an all women's college No, I am not gay No, I am not aggressive

Does your mother strain her brain for words and correct English pronunciation patterns the same way

I can hear the shrieks of my ancestors Loud and clear Oh how they weep for us

Screw you Screw this Cause I haven't win ish I mean for real You know how many scholarship I tried to fill

My People

I am Mexican-American, I am one of you I was born and raised here, like many of you too

Ojos de tapatio - Maura Velez I am from the throat scratching stomach burning brandi in my father’s bar

Me

They come From the great sea Wanting everything Taking all

The Sea

The sea, the big and beautiful sea. Could strip a proud man and bring him to his knees.

I Am

I am an alien, a rapist, a criminal My accent and skin color makes this visible

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