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 – screaming
Sirens –
Burly men searching
for “Wetbacks”
Crossing the Rio Grande
–
Swimming for their
Lives and Children
Braving Cold – Darkness
– Nets - Death
Cops everywhere in
those Texas Towns –
Armed and
dangerous Vigilantes
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 full
of Money
Filled every Space
– sold out – locked down
No Room at the Inn
for
Brave brown People
or me.
©Kleomichele Leeds
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