Away
Away By Juan Cadena I close my eyes and see me standing far away. Away from school, cities, highways, and people. A place where you can run, scream, laugh, and cry A place where no one will find you. At…
The Mailman
The Mailman By:Lusdy Ordonez The Mailman the one that drops off your mail. The one that wakes up every morning to deliver. He who through snow,hotness,and rainy days still delivers. He who may love his work. The guy…
Home
Home By Cesar Cowo My place I feel at home has mostly Chicanos, blacks, and rarely white's The people who always have your back Drugs, gangs, corrupt people, violence, poor people is what people imagine Hear the name…
Living In Chi-town
Living In Chi-town By Jenifer Quinones Cold wind , sudden breezes Roaring trains and speedy grey subways Southside Chicago Big green trees swaying in the breeze I remember the sounds and the people A green and yellow…
A Neighbor
A Neighbor by Rocio Torres A neighbor so quiet, so kind so pretty, so shy she lives down stairs alone. she gives me cookies when I help her out she's the happiest woman I've ever seen A neighbor so quiet…
A Perfect State
A Perfect State By Daylyn Isaacs We are in a perfect place, right? No wrongs, perfect life? Oh wait, a change of place, Hit and runs, killing a son. Taking a life, it's just a bite. Compared to the…
My Uncle Alberto
My Uncle Alberto By Jordan Salazar Alberto he died from a drive by. That day a lot of people were crying. We were all outside playing. Alberto’s best friend is now in a place with a lot of people…
You’ll Regret It
You'll Regret It By Jorge Rivas {Warning: Poet uses explicit language to express his feeling} You’ll regret when you leave and Can’t come back I will miss you But am not going to beg you to come back It…
A Sister
A Sister By Crystal Herrera A sister that is angry as a lion She screams as if she is going to die Sometimes she scares small siblings. A sister that is as funny as a laughing hyena She’s…
Enough
Enough By Socorro Jaquez Dear Lalo, It brings tear to my eyes Every time I see you! This is not you The brother I knew years back The only family I had When no one was there The…
My Sister’s Frown
My Sister's Frown By Alexis Cabrera As a little girl she was happy Like a little honey bee Now Something bothers her My sister looks lonely and cries With tears of rainy skies But I can’t figure out…
Brother
Brother By Juliette Martinez Brian The name my mom brings up Everyday Someone I have never met my whole life. Someone who has lived miles and miles away from me. Someone who has never been there when I…
My Best Cousin!
My Best Cousin! Daval Jennings When you touch my cousin’s things She smacks you She tells the first joke and We all just burst out laughing Where always outside like a Set of swings We tell…
Perfect Two
Perfect Two By Taylor Hicks You’re the peanut butter to my jelly You can be the butterflies I feel in my belly You can be the pencil and I will be the paper I’ll be the prince…
Sun
Sun By Anagabriel Miranda Don’t you think the sun is bright? I wonder where it goes at night. Does it sleep or does it hide? Or is the moon its other side? Does it hide behind the hills…
A Mother & Daughter
A Mother & Daughter By Aolani Gallegos Marcela, She always gives love to me And it is not limited Like only about three hearts She gives every bit of her life And her love, yes, to me and…
Jackson Is Our Home
Jackson Is Our Home By Daylyn Isaacs Jackson is our home And we’d like to stay Jackson is our home Don’t take it away We’d like to stay The old walls we touch, The quiet noises we…
Spare Change For My Neighbor
Spare Change For My Neighbor By Fernando Garcia My neighbor A solitary old man With a scar that runs across his face. My neighbor Spends his days in the haunted house Made of cardboard That is his home…
First Day Of School
“First Day Of School” By Ilycianna Montoya Tomorrow is the day Your first day of school Tomorrow is the day No need to be scared Lots of friends you will make But if you are scared Only a…
We Play
We Play By Javier Perez We play minecraft She plays with me I remember every week We make a house We play ninja We almost always play We almost everywhere She’s been through a lot Yet is happy…