“Equestrian Monuments” by Luis Chaves seems to be a rather sorrowful poem. Through the structure of a litany poem, the life of a man is examined and then is described as being a complete waste. This man recollected his life as being lived in a fog. Unfortunately, he had that realization toward the end of his pitiful life and unfortunately rested in the fact that his life was a waste. He never seemed to rejoice in any way; his idea of things going well was, “It could be worse.” Throughout his life of struggle and confusion, he was asked questions such as, “Are you gay?”, “Or, are you an addict?” Each time these somewhat uncomfortable questions were presented, a reminder of God’s word was brought up, usually by his mother. In the midst of the themes of drugs, cripples, disappointment and travesties, God having supreme power always reoccurred. This re-occurrence of a sense of accountability is a normal appearance in litanies and seems to be presented in this poem as something this man tried to negate in his life.