Eyes of An Immigrant

The musty, foul smelling Boat rocks The room is dim And silent Everyone is waiting For the shores of Ellis Island They hope to have a new life Start over in America The room awakens When the captain yells "Land ahead" Everyone cheers I see the gleaming copper Statue of Liberty I can smell the fresh salty air My heart is filled with optimism My dreams are so close to coming true But the same cannot be said for others Some are sent back for illness Or not enough money Or no ride They send you back To that hopeless land Back on the dim boat Where dreams once lived but now are lost Yet others are let through To the country of America Where a better life awaits Filled with hope In the land of opportunity I smile a happy smile I am almost there