the only home they have ever known
land of their ancestors since the beginning of time
they must leave
the rebels kill torture rape the girls and women
steal the boys put guns in their hands
make them kill
they starve
they die
in the camps they sign papers
going to the new country
jobs food shelter education
a new life they go
to america
only to find
that they are hated and feared
their religion is wrong
their language hides
their skin is dark
their clothing hides
the people in this america
are ignorant and afraid
they don’t even know of what
they can’t go back
they just want to live
let them live
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