Poetry

  • Where I am From, A Poem

    This is a poem by Jorge A. read at the open mic event by la Coalicion Latino Americana and United for a Dream in Charlotte, North Carolina, performed at the welcoming of the No Papers No Fear Ride for Justice on September 3, 2012.

    Where I am from

    I am from Gabriel and Ignacia feeding me mis frijoles machucados con arroz  y queso.

    Yo soy de tortillas hechas a mano que se acen en picadas

    I am from playing loteria and losing all my money

    I am from my father lisening to Ana Gabriel, Marco Antonio Solis, and  “bidi bidi bom bom” to my mother playing Los Tigres del Norte

    I am from “Jorge levantate para la escuela, no te voy a decir otra ves.”

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  • Migration is a Human Right

    Migration is a human right
    Whether on foot, bike or flight.
    It is how the souls of the living connect with those of the dead.
    It is how dreams travel
    After they have been incubated in someone's head.

    Migration is life.
    Migration is culture.
    It how dreams plan for a better future.
    It is how the starving reject famine.
    How the brave refuse to live in fear.
    It is the way the world was built,
    the ultimate law of the land.
    Migration is what happens when love transcends borders.
    It is the joy of a life worth fighting for,
    The pain of the war-torn.

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  • Chela: For the Undocumented, Freedom is not Free

     

    A poem by rider, Isela Meraz

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  • No Papers Rosa No Fear

    habia una vez una Rosa
    who got on the bus
    an act so small like this endeavor
    can change peoples lives forever
    let us get on the bus
    to share the story of us
    we are taking a ride
    there is nothing to hide
    this is our destiny
    to cross borders & be free
    you see we are some of many
    sons & daughters of journey
    this road we travel...

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  • YO NO TENGO MIEDO

    SIN PAPELES Y SIN MIEDO
    YO LE ESCRIBO A MI NACION
    PARA QUE LA GENTE MIRE
    CUAL ES MI AFLICCION.
    NO LE TEMO A LA MIGRA
    MUCHO MENOS AL GOBIERNO
    PORQUE SE CON RESPETO
    LES DEMUESTRO LO QUE SIENTO.
    LLEGE AQUI DESDE CHIQUITA
    Y NO CONOSCO OTRO PAIS
    ESTUDIE PA' SUPERARME
    Y ALGUN DIA SER FELIZ...

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