Long Chicano Poems
Long Chicano Poems. Below are the most popular long Chicano by PoetrySoup Members. You can search for long Chicano poems by poem length and keyword.
An Old River Lesson"AN OLD RIVER LESSON"
while the woman I love is
making me wait for her time
to go out and play with her
family and friends that are
now making her happy, I took
a trip...
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Categories:
chicano, animal, art, beautiful, conflict, love, places, storm,
Form:
Free verse
Imagine What I Could Do With This From Here"IMAGINE WHAT I COULD DO
WITH THIS FROM HERE"
when I first met her I told
her there would be a lot she
would learn from me. she
looked at me with contempt
and asked: “will...
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Categories:
chicano, how i feel, i am, i love
Form:
Free verse
Some Fools Have All the Luck"SOME FOOLS HAVE ALL THE LUCK"
a year ago, I met a lost but
willing to live adolescent.
problems in school, problems
with siblings, problems with
her mother and a never-ending
self-analysis through the day to...
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Categories:
chicano, abuse, age, anger, anti bullying, dad, daughter,
Form:
Free verse
AztecaAzteca
As a young girl growing up in Los Angeles City
My mother took me everywhere with her
Our favorite Mexican restaurant had great hospitality
Casa De Nina, I enjoyed the music and she, their famous platter;
Guajolotas o tortas...
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Categories:
chicano, art, character,
Form:
Rhyme
The Poem My Mother Liked“THE POEM MY MOTHER LIKED”
smoking a cigarette in the bathroom
at 4 p.m. I wonder what my son is doing;
I wonder if court will run smooth. I sit in
the midst of my greatest...
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Categories:
chicano, anger, anxiety, betrayal, conflict, death, depression, god,
Form:
Free verse
Boxing At the Dmv“BOXING AT THE DMV”
had an appointment at the dmv
today. got my number, sat and
waited. “f078, now serving at
window number 14.” After
taking care of business I was
sent over to the line...
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Categories:
chicano, addiction, beautiful, city, desire, sexy, silence, sin,
Form:
Free verse
Ears of Fury Number 2“EARS OF FURY #2”
this Monday will be a year
that I’ve known her.
ironically, it is the exact
time it all fell apart. I met
her when she had an in-
credible hunger for sex and...
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Categories:
chicano, absence, addiction, child abuse, city, corruption, daughter,
Form:
Free verse
The Shape of Thingsthe shape of things
I saw both videos.
in one she has her flowered blouse on,
white jeans and her hair is done.
in another, jeans with holes,
a white spaghetti strapped shirt and hair out...
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Categories:
chicano, betrayal, break up, death, evil, fear, grave,
Form:
Free verse
Skin I'M In Part TwoOnly little black girl at school and her white friends admired her ‘tan’
–“I'm brown all over” she told them, proudly motioning to all her body.
But skin color can be an issue
...
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Categories:
chicano, black african american, education, family, life, teen,
Form:
I do not know?
Sometimes It's Best She Doesn'T KnowI tell my mom everything I want her to know,
She knew about my pain and what I had left to show,
She knows I hate when she hugs me because it hurts too much inside,
She knows...
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Categories:
chicano, childhoodmom, me, pain, hate, hate, me, mom,
Form:
I do not know?
Today"TODAY"
today you met one,
today a million wait for you.
today you and that one begin to talk,
today the million know you're coming.
today the conversation took interesting turns,
today the million prepare their tactic.
today you're feeling that...
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Categories:
chicano, abortion, absence, addiction, death, depression, sin, slavery,
Form:
Free verse
The Butterfly Catcher"THE BUTTERFLY CATCHER."
Chicano face.
California.
closer to death.
he just pulled up to a house where the car he's about to tow sits.
he tows a lot of cars,
talks to people every day.
he's loaded his truck.
"goodbye,"
he...
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Categories:
chicano, beautiful,
Form:
Free verse
Farewell Bullets“FAREWELL BULLETS”
today I woke up tired
and hungover.
I was a little sore from my road trip
yesterday and the combination
was enough to get me complaining.
I went home,
kissed my son and said good morning....
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Categories:
chicano, america, anger, deep, goodbye, murder, son, sound,
Form:
Free verse
Her Paris"HER PARIS"
I see you smiling with your
eyes towards subjects you now
engage yourself with.
I see your hands moving
across your phone.
I see the plans you've made
give you the happiness you
chose not to...
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Categories:
chicano, betrayal, dark, evil, lust, suicide, vanity, war,
Form:
Free verse
A Bra, a Cane and Old Fashioned Ironya bra, a cane and old fashioned irony
what could be classier?
a man and a woman in love,
then a man and a woman in hatred.
I separated from the mother of my son and...
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Categories:
chicano, freedom, identity, irony, motivation, together, voice, world,
Form:
Free verse
The Boss At Work"THE BOSS AT WORK"
I’ve been trying to work with
her for some time now but the
damn general manager won’t
allow it. who knows why it
just isn’t happening. today I
got to work with...
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Categories:
chicano, beautiful, beauty, body, girl, jobs, woman, work,
Form:
Free verse
Unit 47“UNIT 47”
today I woke up in Riverside
and took a drive to San
Diego. there I met a man
named Joe....
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Categories:
chicano, school, sea, thank you, travel, water, weather,
Form:
Free verse
A Triangle With Four Cornersa triangle with four corners
while sitting next to each other they both
knew they shared a mutual hatred for me.
hatred is the only thing that lasts, except
for these two, it came with fear....
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Categories:
chicano, anger, break up, horror, sad, sad love,
Form:
Free verse
This Happened Days Later"THIS HAPPENED DAYS LATER"
she turned thirty-five days
ago.
a few days later, here we are
fighting as usual.
on the night of her birthday
I deliberately dismissed the
traditional happy birthday
gestures.
rude?, maybe.
heartless?,...
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Categories:
chicano, abuse, addiction, birthday, divorce, girlfriend, memory, remember,
Form:
Free verse
Fourth of July On a Gargoyle"FOURTH OF JULY ON A GARGOYLE"
fourth of July, alone in a
mad box down by the terrace
where single men, single
women, senior citizens,
children, lovers, boyfriends,
girlfriends, married couples
and families barbecue. can
you...
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Categories:
chicano, abortion, absence, abuse, addiction, break up, mystery,
Form:
Free verse
And This Is What She Said"AND THIS IS WHAT SHE SAID"
"it scares me Eddie. I'd drop
everything I have here just
to be with you."
"look," I said, I can't stop
you from getting married, to
be honest I'm not sure...
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Categories:
chicano, april, history, love, magic, marriage, together, true
Form:
Free verse
Bloody Bloomin Rose'sAh, the bloom was on the Rose
yet, the taint of alcohol and drugs
looms nightmare like behind her baby pink cheeks.
Porcelain skin tones, raspberry rogue
nails to scratch and lift bits of dirty lucre.
She was clawing...
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Categories:
chicano, angst, caregiving, childhood, confusion, dedication, education, familybaby,
Form:
Narrative
These City Eyes"THESE CITY EYES"
ex-wives and mothers watching
from their porches as they
wait for child support.
fathers who don't see their
children but murder
themselves to pay for that
bitch's lifestyle return
home.
down the street cars fight...
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Categories:
chicano, books, father, father daughter, father son, judgement,
Form:
Free verse
The Drunken Bee Drowns In Honey"THE DRUNKEN BEE DROWNS IN HONEY"
It was 5:37, the moment
I woke up.
the dead roses are pleasing
to the aesthetic senses
again.
my insanity is bandaged,
plastic surgery went well.
the darkness is comfort,
delusions of persecution
dance and my...
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Categories:
chicano, anger, animal, crazy, deep, money, pain,
Form:
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...
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Categories:
chicano, family, father, father daughter, father son, mother,
Form:
Free verse