A father and
daughter from El Salvador,
Came to our border
seeking asylum.
Their voices will
not be heard anymore
Turned away at the
border the father,
Mother, and daughter
left in despair.
Desperation makes us
take risks
Whenever our future
is up in the air.
The
Rio Grande near Matamoros
Proved
not to be the family's friend.
Swept
away in the rushing current,
Father
and daughter both met their end.
Farewell to Oscar and Angie Valeria.
Let's
hope that their deaths will not be in vain.
Urgency
should call us to action:
Our
treatment of others should be more humane.
Helpless,
the frantic mother stood watching,
Feeling
the pain that life can deliver.
The
bodies of her two loved ones were found
In
the murky waters near the bank of the river.
Who's
passing blame or pointing a finger?
Who's
going to turn a blind eye to sorrow?
How
many more asylum seekers
Will
lose their lives today or tomorrow?
Farewell to Oscar and Angie Valeria.
Let's
hope that their deaths will not be in vain.
Urgency
should call us to action:
Our
treatment of others should be more humane.
-by
Bob B (6-27-19)
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