you make the call…

 

prez wants 5 billion
five seems to be the number
one in five children
go hungry in this nation
children or a border wall

 

border wall…

to some
just
dust
from
the earth
crushed
human hopes
blended
with
the blood
of
dreams
to
form bricks
for
a wall
of shame
shame
for
denying
our nation’s
true
foundation
so sadly
we have
these
bricks
mortared
with
fear
holding back
only
enlightenment

barriers…

no need for brick walls
fear and ignorance suffice
to hold out the truth

a rigid aggregate structure…

seeing
that
the brown bag prophet
had
several cans
of
spray paint
in
a cloth carrying bag
i jokingly
said
so you’ve
become
a graffiti artist
now
oh no
he said
i’ve
just returned
from
the mexican border
i was painting
welcome signs
on the wall
and
planting
a few
blue vining roses
actually
he said
i do not mind
staring
at
border walls
for
they serve
no
true purpose
but to
appear
to
masculate
the feeblest
of fears
of
more concern
to me
are
the invisible walls
of
ignorance
that
fostered
their
construction