10 Eb
Yellow Planetary Human
Up I came from the border Towns---
Texas towns of Wind and Heat
Dust unto Dust
Up I drove 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 for Reasons to kill
Small brown People
Gentle and proud
With Hope greater than Fear---
Nothing to lose…
Up drove I through ghostly, ghastly Town after Town
From Palm to Mesquite---
North I came when Night descended
Looking for Shelter---none to be had----
Every Lad from the Oil Fields
With Pockets full 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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