By: Cedric McClester

No longer will we
Stay in silence
We’ve been subjected
To poverty and violence
We’re heading north
To the Mexican border
From there to America
And in that order

Thousands of us
Are on our way
Hoping for asylum
So we can stay
In the land of the brave
Home of the free
Comprised of people
Like you and me

Clearly, we’re desperate
To leave our homes
The only ones we’ve
Ever known
With our children
And our wives
Because we’re seeking
Better lives

And don’t tell us
That your border’s closed
To desperate people
When everyone knows
America takes in
The hungry and the poor
Are you now saying
Not anymore?


Cedric McClester ,Copyright © 2018.  All rights reserved.