Jun 25
why are you doing this
the longest day of summer of has come
and you inch towards the darkness
arresting migrants off the street
law you call it, crime you name it
to flee for refuge somewhere else
why are you doing this
there is a refugee, a cave lion, a tiger,
a jaguar who traveled far & wide
they are not weak; they are not alone
you cover your face and take them
but one day when the light is the shortest cat
out in the alley watching
this unlit terror fade the tribunals
will begin and they will knock
at your door looking for Schutzstaffel
& the camp garrison
and ask you why were you doing that?
the longest day of summer of has come
and you inch towards the darkness
arresting migrants off the street
law you call it, crime you name it
to flee for refuge somewhere else
why are you doing this
there is a refugee, a cave lion, a tiger,
a jaguar who traveled far & wide
they are not weak; they are not alone
you cover your face and take them
but one day when the light is the shortest cat
out in the alley watching
this unlit terror fade the tribunals
will begin and they will knock
at your door looking for Schutzstaffel
& the camp garrison
and ask you why were you doing that?
Watching people be picked up harassed regardless of citizenship simply based on skin color, watching all refugees and migrants be picked up like they are less than human rounded and disappears as some are not even entered into the I C E system so they cannot be found, all this had cemented in my mind that this will be a hole of darkness in history that these “ officers” they cover their faces and don’t disclose who they are no badges no names.
I C E is our modern S S (Schutzstaffel). When will our tribunals begin? The question is not if they will.
I C E is our modern S S (Schutzstaffel). When will our tribunals begin? The question is not if they will.
(32/Los Angeles, CA)
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