I was wet with the morning dew,
I was wet with poison too.
DDT had fallen from the sky,
I was so small, I didn’t ask why.
We lived on their land,
And worked with our hands.
We existed from their store,
Worked ‘til we weren’t needed
anymore.
We then went on unto our next stop,
So tired at night into our shack we’d
drop.
With a hoe and a shovel,
We had yet to overcome our trouble.
It wasn’t easy living a life like
this,
And it’s the loss of our life that we are
amiss.
You sacrificed yourself,
In order to seek help,
Trying to change the old way of
life,
Helping us to overcome our strife.
Non violently struggling for our
rights,
Answering the call and our guiding
light.
Steadfast and bringing attention to our
plight.
You would become the victor of our
rights,
And yet you weren’t with us for very
long,
But in your time you helped us to become
strong.
¡La Huelga, si se mueve!
¡Si se puede! ¡Si se puede!
These words we remember when we think of
you,
Our loyalty and trust eternally
true.
By Loretta Martinez
Williams
http://www.tejanoahp.org/cesarchavez/cc_poem.html
I was wet with poison too.
DDT had fallen from the sky,
I was so small, I didn’t ask why.
We lived on their land,
And worked with our hands.
We existed from their store,
Worked ‘til we weren’t needed
anymore.
We then went on unto our next stop,
So tired at night into our shack we’d
drop.
With a hoe and a shovel,
We had yet to overcome our trouble.
It wasn’t easy living a life like
this,
And it’s the loss of our life that we are
amiss.
You sacrificed yourself,
In order to seek help,
Trying to change the old way of
life,
Helping us to overcome our strife.
Non violently struggling for our
rights,
Answering the call and our guiding
light.
Steadfast and bringing attention to our
plight.
You would become the victor of our
rights,
And yet you weren’t with us for very
long,
But in your time you helped us to become
strong.
¡La Huelga, si se mueve!
¡Si se puede! ¡Si se puede!
These words we remember when we think of
you,
Our loyalty and trust eternally
true.
By Loretta Martinez
Williams
http://www.tejanoahp.org/cesarchavez/cc_poem.html