IM A HYPHENATED-AMERICAN
Barry Green Jr 1973 (Florida)
I AM A HYPHENATED- AMERICAN
I am an American
Well...I'm a White-American
But l was raised by a Mexican
So I am a White-Mexican-American
But I live in the South
So I am a White-Mexican-Red neck-American
But I'm from Los Angles
So I am a White-Mexican-Red neck-Urban-American
But I'm a Christian
So I am a White-Mexican-Red neck-Urban-Christian-American
But I'm Lower middle class
So I am a White-Mexican-Red neck-Urban-Christian-Lower middle class-American
But I am a surfer
So I am a White-Mexican-Red neck-Urban-Christian-Lower middle class-Surfer-American
But I am a Consevative
So I am a White-Mexican- Redneck-Urban-Christian-Lower middle class-Surfer-Conservative-American
Well I am a Veteran
So I am a White-Mexican-Redneck-Urban-Christian-Lower middle class-Surfer-Conservative-Veteran-American
Hey I was born in Florida
So I am a White-Mexican-Redneck-Urban-Christian-Lower middle class-Surfer-Conservative-Veteran-Floridian-American
And I am employed
So I am a White-Mexican-Redneck-Urban-Christian-Lower middle class-Surfer-Conservative-Veteran-Floridian-Employed-American
Oh! I pay taxes
So I am a White-Mexican-Redneck-Urban-Christian-Lower middle class-Surfer-Conservative-Veteran-Floridian-Employed-Taxpaying-American
And I am a Poet
So I am a White-Mexican-Redneck-Urban-Christian-Lower middle class-Surfer-Conservative-Veteran-Floridian-Employed-Taxpaying-Poetic-American
And I--man forget this,
I am an American!
About this poem
We are just American
Font size:
Written on March 28, 2024
Submitted by crucifiedinhim2 on March 28, 2024
- 51 sec read
- 1 View
Quick analysis:
| Scheme | a AaaaxaxaaaxaxaxaaaxaxaxaxaxA |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic octameter |
| Characters | 1,432 |
| Words | 168 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 28 |
2 fans
Translation
Find a translation for this poem in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"IM A HYPHENATED-AMERICAN" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 27 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/183876/im-a-hyphenated-american>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss the poem IM A HYPHENATED-AMERICAN with the community...
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In