She shimmers in the sun,
she's onyx in eventide,
Rio Grande.
She can be waters of a
new horizon,
or a river of Death.
Swimming in desperation,
mothers, fathers,
wanting coveted freedom
for their children to live
in USA-
a divided nation,
for an education, a chance,
to be enfranchised.
Men, women, children
have drowned,
returned to God.
But their dreams
didn't perish in
this waterway.
They're living in
another family landing
on shore in uncertainty.
Where does...
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