10 Eb
Yellow Planetary Human
Up came I from the border Towns
Texas towns of Wind and Heat
Dust unto Dust
Up drove I from a Valley of Death
Border Patrols – Sirens screaming
Burly men searching for “Wetbacks”
to catch
Crossing the Rio Grande –
Swimming for their Lives
Braving Cold – Darkness – Nets - Death
Cops everywhere in those Texas Towns
Vigilantes armed and dangerous
Looking to find a Reason to kill
Small brown People
Gentle and proud
With Hope greater than Fear –
Nothing to lose
Up drove I through ghost Town
after Town
From Palm to Mesquite –
North came I when Night descended
Looking for Shelter – none to be
had
Every Lad from the oil Fields
With pockets of Cash
Filled every Space – sold out –
locked down
No Room at the Inn for
Brave brown People or me.
©Kleomichele Leeds
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