"Lean," A Poetry Post

America the Beautiful,
what will you do when the
world begins to
lean against you?

When you are
banned from travel
because of
where you were
born...

When you are
turned back on
makeshift rafts
when you are
running for your life...

When you are
held back from
borders by
barbed wire,
gunfire and
cement walls...

When your passport is
marked
to avoid entry
into others' countries...

When your name is
added to the
no-fly list
because of your
nationality...

When you are
unable to
apply for certain credit...

When everything you have
is determined by
everything you are
by birth...

What will you do
when the leaning away
becomes the
leaning to?

Who will help you?

Who will help you?

-T. D. James-Moss