By LaVern Spencer McCarthy
ARE WE THERE YET
A migrant child who holds his mother's hand
will ask the question many times a day.
"Is this America, the Promised Land?"
An innocent, he does not understand
how long it takes a heart to find its way.
A migrant child who holds his mother's hand
may think all citadels he sees are grand,
but soon perceives that he can never stay.
Is this America, the Promised Land?
He sees a barrier where soldiers stand
with rifles drawn, encroachers kept at bay.
A migrant child who holds his mother's hand
may find that dreams will not come true, as planned.
There comes a time when we can only pray.
Is this America, the Promised Land?
Must we deny asylum, reprimand
with angry words and deeds that cause dismay,
a migrant child who holds his mother’s hand?
Is this America, the Promised Land?
LaVern Spencer McCarthy has published twelve books of short stories and poetry. She is a life member of Poetry Society of Texas and lives in Blair Oklahoma.
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One reply on “Are We There Yet?”
It’s what the, promised land stands for, that these, immigrants leaving their home countries are, trying to, find, but, the moment they set foot on it, they come to the, harsh, realizations of, how the promised land, isn’t, what it, promises to be, then, normally, the hardships of life, begins…
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