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Caged Children

So many immigrant children are put into pretend American government foster care Buildings with cages ... an Orwellian facade labeled “Detention” Being in a little person prison, incarcerated at the age of three Separated from their parents indefinitely, maybe ... Umbilical bond cut forever, most likely “Zero Tolerance” is the wicked policy title American human-rights haters falsely claim this ungodly law is written in the Holy Bible How inhumane to snatch a child from their parent So beastly demented to traumatize children permanently Only getting peer guidance in a cage, under-developed emotions being malnourished fed on feral rage Chained migration ... putting whole families behind iron bars Fear immigration ... fleeing certain death to life in prison Seeking liberty asylum, and getting the penitentiary penalty for illegally crossing over into the land of the free And their innocent children are forced to be raised in a government cage, treated with such animal disdain Caged children ... look into their eyes and see their pain Ugly American wielding frontier justice so inhumane Caged children ... young broken hearts fatally familial separating America flag infraction, no honor bestowed for this immoral ethic stain Caged children ... reach into their souls and feel their pain Ugly American go to your border grave buried in shame

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Shirley Rebstock

Date: 6/23/2018 5:59:00 PM

You expressed it well. When I look back at myself being a child, I would have been totally traumatized bein separated from my mom or dad.

Silent One

Date: 6/19/2018 4:59:00 PM

Hey Freddie... what a sad sad situation it is... How can you separate children and place them in cages??? And most only have tin foil as blankets!!! Powerful poem!!

Arthur Vaso

Date: 6/19/2018 3:15:00 AM

Very powerful, and to me this is so un American! After Obama, I just dont get it. But there is no doubt, the Trump administration, well act like Nazi's and thats not an exaggeration, simply my belief. I dont have to agree to respect both parties, but what we see now is a hijacking of democracy!