Best Undocumented Poems
Undocumented WarriorUndocumented Warrior
By George W. Clever-----2002
I sneaked into this country on moccasin feet
No one knew I was here
Till one day someone asked
Where is your C.D.I.B. card?
Putting on my best stoic mask I said
Do I need one to buy my beer?
Smart ass!
“You need one to...
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Categories:
undocumented, america, culture, freedom, native
Form:
Dramatic Verse
Trump Trumped Decree Targeting Undocumented AmericansNo secret the Don did abrogate,
his strict ban barring employees to acclimate
themselves, to live within United States
legal tender, and accommodate
themselves comfortably anonymous,
though "NOT FAKE," but accurate
reliable, trustworthy, et cetera
resources who did activate
my awareness, his hired hands receive adequate
pay, (perhaps greater than minimum wage),
despite the fact...
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Categories:
undocumented, abuse, anger, bullying, judgement,
Form:
Free verse
Undocumented Notes On the Aftermath of a SuicideBackward word exceptions for me
from mothers cold lipless tongue drips lies,
White and stagnation
void of a life.-
Is nothing sacred mother?
My mother?
Is nothing pure?
Even babies defecate and are never clean anymore.
I fail--as she fell.
But two eyes are better than...
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Categories:
undocumented, suicide,
Form:
Free verse
Silent Shores: Echoes of the MediterraneanIn the depths of the Mediterranean's embrace,
Where waves and sorrow interlace,
A tragic tale unfolds each passing day,
Of lives lost, dreams shattered, swept away.
Ten souls, on average, meet their end,
In this watery grave, their hopes suspend,
And as the months unfold with...
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Categories:
undocumented, death, immigration,
Form:
Narrative