Born in Puerto Rico, Carmen D. Lucca is a bilingual poet, author-translator  of the first collection of Julia De Burgos’ poetry. Ms. Lucca, whose poetry has been published in Ireland, Latin America, Puerto Rico and the United States, is listed in the Directory of American Poets & Writers. Her awards include the Palma De Burgos, a Silver Medal from the Academie des Arts, Sciences et Lettres, Paris, France, a 108th Wing Essential Piece  for her contribution to the National Hispanic Heritage Month events honoring Julia De Burgos at McGuire Air Base, and a Disney Teacher-Award nomination. Ms. Lucca’s most recent poetry book is The Sunset Watcher, a collection of poetic meditations based on her observations of life.

MEDITACIONES SOBRE LA LEY SB1070 EN ARIZONA 

 

Porque la ley SB1070 amenaza mis derechos bajo la Cuarta Enmienda,

No ire a Arizona

No ire a Alabama.

A Arizona no ire!.

Porque  mi presencia Latina podria atraer la atencion

Del despota oficial de policia estatal con poder de hostigar,

No ire a Alabama,

No ire a Arizona,

A Alabama no ire!

Porque los furibundos Festejantes del Te van de la mano

Con los rabiosos de la Extrema Derecha  promoviendo  temor por el pais.

A Alabama no ire,

A Arizona no ire,

No ire. No ire!

Porque me aterra  la re-encarnacion del  fetido Jim Crow,

Y  cualquier ley parecida a los Codigos Negros del Sur,

No ire a Arizona.

A Alabama no ire.

No ire a Utah,

No ire a Georgia,

No ire a Indiana

Ni al Sur de Carolina

A esos estados,  dispuestos a escupir  la Carta de mis Derechos,

No ire. No ire! 

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(© Carmen D. Lucca 2012)

RUMINATIONS ABOUT ARIZONA’S LAW  SB1070 

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Because Law SB1070 threatens my Fourth Amendment rights,

I won’t  go to Arizona,

I won’t  go to Alabama,

To Utah, I won’t go!

Because I could, with my Latino looks, catch the eyes

Of  despots or state officers with power to harass me,

I won’t go to Alabama,

I won’t go to Arizona,

To Georgia, I won’t go! 

Because the terrifying Tea Partiers have joined hands

With the rabid Right Wingers to monger fear across this land.

I won’t go to Arizona

I won’t go to Alabama,

To Indiana, I won’t go!

Because I dread the re- incarnation of the fetid Jim Crow,

And any law resembling the Black Codes of the South

I will not go to Arizona

I will not go to Alabama Or to Utah …

I will not go to Georgia

I will not go to Indiana

Or to South Carolina.

To those states , inclined to spit on the Bill of my Rights,

I won’t go. I won’t go! 

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(©Carmen D. Lucca 2012)