RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: LIFE SONGS (RIVER SERIES)
Rio Grande (River Series)
The river that divides north and south
El Norte y el Sur
A river that divides one nation from another
Dos lenguajes y culturas
A river that gives life
And takes life away
Songs sung and stories told
Midnight crossing under dim moonlight
Coyotes bent on betrayal
Money lost
Families broken
Children swept away
Mothers weeping
People abandoned like stray cattle
In the barren Arizona desert
If the Rio Grande could tell its story
Its waters would swell with tears
Its current run with the sweat of labor
Its banks stained with blood
The river gives and the river takes
Cross at your own peril
Cross if you must
Cross if you will
But beware: the river kills
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