RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: IMMIGRATION
Heartless
How do you tell a child
This world no longer wants you?
How do you tell a child
You must leave your home?
Millions of mothers and fathers
Aunts, uncles and grandparents
Must now have that conversation
To prepare for the uncertainty
Of the days that lie ahead
Juanita, you are not welcome here
Jose, it is time to go
Your friends are not your friends
Your teachers will not protect you
The police are now your enemies
They will take you from your home
They will place you in a cage
They will make you feel alone
Your family is your only refuge
There is no one else
It is time to go
Yesterday is yesterday
Say goodbye to all you know
All that was is no longer
What remains is a lonely road
