by Sandra Cisneros
Rich people don't need them.
Poor people tie theirs into fists
or draw them tight as modest brides
up to the neck.
Inside they hide bright walls.
Turquoise or lipstick pink.
Good colors in another country.
Here they can't make you forget
the dinette set that isn't paid for,
floorboards the landlord needs to fix,
raw wood, linoleum roses,
the what you wanted but didn't get.
20 comments:
What a great poem!
bermudaonion, it is a great pome ;) I'm glad you enjoyed it! I recently discovered it and loved it and thought I'd share it.
Oops, I meant poem, not pome- LOL!
Lovely :) Happy National Poetry Month :)
Jennifer, thanks! Back at ya!
I did not know Sandra Cisneros wrote poetry as well as novels. I like this one.
Iris, she does and her poetry is amazing!
What a lovely pome ;o <3
epic
Inspirational.
This poem is epic !
I like completely agree about this poem being uber epic!!!!!!!!
haha funny pome
live life breathe air
#epicpome
as a poet myself, i concur this is epic
this pome is indeed the epic #pome
your pome reminds me of the son i lost to a fire
our teacher is making us compare this to some other poem plz send help
Such a deep pome. Very gud. Did enjoy. Thank the Smith
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