Chicano Eddie Poet Free verse

Magdalena Number 6

“MAGDALENA #6”


today I returned home from 
work and hung my coat up on 
the coat rack. 
I took off my hat and set it 
on the hook right next to it. 
Magdalena came to the door 
and asked me if I had had a 
hard day. 
she kissed me and said, 
"Don't worry papa, 
you're home now. You relax, 
dinner is about to be 
served." 
I looked at her and asked her 
to step back. 
"Is that a new apron?" I asked. 
"Sure is. 
I just got it today. 
Do you like it?" 
"Of course I do but it pales 
in comparison to my 
Magdalena." 
she turns red and asks, 
"Why are you so good to me, 
even after all these years?" 
I pull her close and kiss 
her. 
"Because you've always been 
the love of my life." 
she smiles and confirms it 
with acceptance. 
"There's one more thing papa. 
Come to the table." I walk to 
the dining room and they're 
they all sit with smiles 
unlike anything I've ever seen. 


"Everyone is here. Cadmus and 
Jupiter got in this morning 
and Eddie, Robert and Addis 
this afternoon." 
our children, along with our 
grandchildren, get up and 
greet me. 
tears fall from my eyes as I 
kiss each one. 
as Magdalena finishes the 
table, I talk with my boys 
and my baby girl. 
finally, we are all seated. 
I grab Magdalena's hand to 
the right and smile. 
my family is together. 
we share a love that fought 
through hatred and 
resistance. 
I never knew I could love 
someone as much as Magdalena 
and as we look at our family, 
we know those years of trial 
were stepping stones to our 
final happiness.
all which gave us both our 
very purpose for existence.



By: Chicano Eddie
9-17-2016

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