POR MI GENTE (FOR MY PEOPLE)

I Promise to bring justice and Love back to our country

Run, Run, Run, here comes the soldiers

 

I Promise to bring back faith and God-

Run, Run, Run, or we'll get twenty five years in jail.

 

I Promise to end hunger-

Run, Run, Run, they caught us buying food at the black market.

 

I Promise to end the need for begging-

Run, Run, Run, they saw us stealing food from the government.

 

I Promise to bring back freedom of Speech-

Run, Run, Run, one-thousand signatures of Freedom that the soldiers destroyed.

 

I Promise you will love your Country again-

Run, Run, Run, the raft is ready, we must go.

 

The homeland is near-

Run, Run, Run, the sharks are hungry, touch land, claim Freedom.

 

Reviews

[Daniella]

Hi Karen, The poem is about my family in Cuba. My father and his family were born in Cuba. All my family members have stories how they escaped Fidel Castro. Fidel is a very powerful man, and he promised many things, but broke all his promises. He stole my families café, money, and any valuables they ever had. He starved them and deprive them from everything.

[Karen]

Hi Daniella! This is a powerful poem about freedom and survival. I would love to know the background and purpose for your writing it.