Heartless

If we are a compassionate land

That genuinely cares about others,

We shouldn't separate families

And rip kids out of the arms of their mothers

And then place them in foster care,

Or in what John Kelly would call

"Whatever," thus allowing the Trump

Administration to play hardball.

Refugees seeking asylum:

Look at how we cruelly mistreat them.

They follow the rules and knock on our door,

And then look at how we greet them?

Ah, so being cruel is supposed

To be a deterrent. That will explain

Why certain leaders feel that they

Can justify being inhumane.

The children--one was just a year old--

Are often taken to different states!

In both the mother and in the children,

Imagine the trauma that this creates.

And then Trump further muddies the waters--

Playing the usual Trumpian game--

And writes an obnoxious tweet saying

That Democrats are the ones to blame!

My country 'tis of thee, it's not our liberty

Or our humanity of which we sing.

Don't spout that righteous stuff, for we have had enough.

If it's all just a bluff, to what can we cling?

-by Bob B (5-26-18)