FRANCISCO X. ALARC¥ON

Graffiti

on behalf
of our people
these walls
will speak

eloquent
they'll point out:
those locos loved
like this

beautiful
symphonies
will emerge
from scrawls

and there also
will remain
our lives
to be deciphered


Graffiti

por nuestro
pueblo
hablar·n
estos muros

elocuentes
apuntar·n
asÌ amaron
esos locos

hermosas
sinfonÌas
saldran
de garabatos

ahi mismo
quedar·
nuestra vida
por descifrarse


Banderas

trapos
imbÈciles
empapados
en sangre


Flags

stupid
rags
soaked
in blood


Xicano/Latino Poetry