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Detained and incarcerated
Held against their will
Taken from their mother’s arms
Told to sit down and be still.

Placed in shackles, put in handcuffs
With tears falling from their eyes
“Please don’t take my children”
No time to say good bye.

Children bused and transported
Taken thousands of miles away
Mother’s frantic…begging and pleading
All they can do now is pray.

No registry, no plan in place
To track the children’s whereabouts
No regard for life and human rights
What is this process all about?

Governed by a ruthless man
Without a conscience or a heart
Taking children from their mother’s arms
Tearing families apart.

Families lawfully seeking asylum
Are being deported, sent on their way
Their children kidnapped by our government
Then taken so far away.

Put in jail without due process
Parents held against their will
Doubt they’ll be reunited
I doubt they ever will.

Guilty of abuse and kidnappingn
Our president should be charged
He’s committed these atrocities
He’s a criminal at large.

What can we do to get them back?
The nation is protesting
How are they getting away with this?
They’re heartless, simply disgusting.

He’s got to be charged and impeached
He needs to be held accountable
When will the republicans stand up to him?
This behavior is cruel and unconscionable.

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We spent several days
Looking for the carriage wheels
Traded baseball cards and gum
Till we finally made a deal.

Four baby carriage wheels
A treasure, what a find
Some boards and some nails
Some rope from a clothesline.

We found a wooden box
Attached a board down the center
We put a pillow on the seat
To avoid getting a splinter.

When we were finally done
We took it for a ride
There was room for only one
To fit comfortably inside.

We drew straws, I drove it first
It was like a Cadillac
I felt the wind upon my face
I drove it twice… straight down the track.

It was like a dream come true
I felt delighted, so elated
Was the best day of my life
I was feeling so excited.

We kept it in my dad’s garage
Couldn’t wait for the next day
We were all so thrilled and happy
Couldn’t wait to go out to play.

Kids from the other block
Came around to see our car
They came from two blocks over
They came from near and far.

We charged a nickel for a ride
One pass down our hillside track
They were so impressed
They kept coming back.

That summer was my best
The memories will last forever
We had so much fun
So much fun playing together.

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We need to have a blue wave
A flood of voters at the polls
Stopping Trump and his pack
Come together, achieve our goal.

Emoluments and treason
He needs to be impeached
Lying, stealing, and cheating
Worse than you can ever believe.

Unending obstruction of justice
He is totally out of control
He has no concept of honor
He has a dark and empty soul.

Stop the deportations
They have rights as immigrants
Once they set foot on our soil
It’s not the end of it.

He cannot simply deport them
Not just because, without due process
No comprehension of the Constitution
They have a right to live here with us.

We must come together
Stop this vile and evil man
Put him into prison
We’ve got to take a stand.

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You’re walking or you’re running
You push and then you press
You’re doing everything you can
You try your very best.

Nutritious meals of substance
Drinks that promise energy
Treadmill in the morning
Afternoons of pilates.

Chest press, pull – ups, dips galore
Planks, step-ups and lots of crunches
Nothing more that you can do
Short of giving up those lunches.

Lunch with clients and customers
Begin with wine and starters
Salad bars with lots of cheese
Too much pasta and salty crackers.

Carbo loaded entrees
Clog your veins and arteries
But, you’re considered anti-social
If you say, “that’s not for me”.

A glass of wine or water
Gives you a healthy choice
Don’t lose your daily focus
Listen to your inner voice.

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We walked 30 miles a day
It was so unbearably hot
I begged my mother to let us rest
She said, “No, we cannot stop!”

The cartel’s lurking everywhere
We were robbed, they took her bracelet
She hid what little money she had
Afraid they’d try and take it.

So little food, a jug of water
We made it to the border
Who knew that we weren’t welcome here
That they would take my mother.

I cried and begged, I pleaded with
The guards in uniforms
Please don’t take my mother
We were treated with such scorn.

Don’t know where my mother is now
Don’t know just where I am
They put me in a cage at first
Two days later….in a van.

We drove for several days
I couldn’t tell in what direction
We ate lunch from a paper bag
Made rest stops at a gas station.

Not alone, there were other boys
We were frightened, really scared
No idea where our parents were
No one asked, they didn’t dare.

Once we arrived, they took us inside
There were other children on the floor
Some were crying, they looked so sad
I wanted to run right out the door.

I thought America was the home of the free
We had traveled so far to get here
Now it was obvious to me
We weren’t wanted by anyone…anywhere.

I didn’t know what was happening
I just wanted to be with my mother
Some children were crying out
One boy kept asking for his brother.

I saw babies at the border gate
They were taken right out of their mother‘s arms
I was praying for my mother’s safety
Praying she was alive and wouldn’t be harmed.

We had heard about your new president
Heard he was making America great
What is going to happen to me?
Is there any chance I can escape?

I need to find my mother
But, I’ve been taken so far away
I have no idea where she is
All I can do now is pray.

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We have a devil in our midst
Devoid of conscience and of shame
Things are far worse than you know
Far worse… than what they seem.

Children taken from their mothers
With no plan for their return
Taken at the border
Their whereabouts… we’ve yet to learn.

Reporters and officials
Senators from different states
Told that they can’t enter
Stopped at the door, stopped at the gate.

What is it they are hiding?
These kids are sleeping on the floor
Locked in cages like animals
Abused, kidnapped and ignored.

Given foil blankets and a pillow
Considered all they deserve or need
Not holding him accountable
For his ignorance and greed.

Cruel and inhumane
Barbaric and filled with hate
All to foster his agenda
To make America great.

He’s destroying our proud nation
No regard for human rights
His zero tolerance policy
Separates the brown from white.

He’s a racist and a bigot
A narcissistic psychopath
He stands before us smiling
With arms crossed he starts to laugh.

We need to save the children
This is a democracy
We’ve got to stop the cruelty
We’ve got to set them free.

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Bias and deception
Stoking hostility
Selective exposure
Staging camaraderie.

Uncaring, unfeeling
The stats speak for themselves
Too many people see no cause
No reason to offer help.

Ignorant and blind
Cruel as molten steel
We’re governed by a man
Who simply doesn’t feel.

On a daily mission
To separate and divide
Lacking family values
So many hateful lies.

Children left, abandoned
Orphaned and brutalized
Taken from their mother’s arms
Condemned and criticized.

He is a heartless psychopath
Values power, lust and greed
Has no regard for human rights
No honor or dignity.

We are living in a country
Devoid of love and shame
Such cruelty and evil
The pride of the “Trump” name.

He’s not slowing down
With Congress in his pocket
They have turned their backs
What can we do to stop it?

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That’s it, just turn and walk away
Pretend that you don’t see
The trauma and the child abuse
The hate and hostility.

Crimes against humanity
Are happening before your eyes
But no one stops the brutality
No one stands up to his lies.

Babies being left alone
The will of a brutal, evil man
Taken from their mother’s arms
I just don’t understand.

Taking children from their parents
Is nothing less than kidnapping
Why are we just standing by
Watching while it’s happening?

Impeach, arrest and imprison
The one responsible for this
Take him into custody
This is my heartfelt wish.

Open your eyes, please take notice
These are crimes against humanity
We are living out a nightmare
Allowing such insanity.

We’ve got to turn this around
Make it end, please make it stop
Please someone do something
Sound the alarm, please call the cops!

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Come and sit right next to me
Put your paw upon my knee
Lay your head in my lap
Please cuddle up with me.

Come and sit with me awhile
I’m tired, we walked a mile
Nothing like unconditional love
To make you want to smile.

Always there with bated breath
Tail wagging, so happy to see me
You greet me at the front door
I feel loved, loved so completely.

When times are rough, I turn to you
To love and comfort me
That sweet look in your eyes
It’s like you know just what I need.

You know my moods, my ups and downs
The good days and the bad
You’re always there right by my side
The best dog I’ve ever had.

When you were just a puppy
The last one of the liter
No one seemed to want you
But I said, “that one, I’ll take her”.

I don’t regret a single day
Of the time we’ve spent together
You’ve made me feel so happy
Guess we’re two birds of a feather.

Come sit with me, I’ll hold you tight
Thru the rain and thunderstorms
I’ll comfort and protect you
Keep you safe, keep you from harm.

Please tell me you will stop him
He is devoid of any emotion
Children taken from their parents
Hearts are being broken.

Babies crying, toddlers screaming
They want to see their mothers
Stripped out of their loving arms
Put in a room with all the others.

Caging children… like animals
Mothers contained and standing trial
Promised they will see their kids
In just a little while.

Reality they are charged and sent back
Back to their homes
They leave behind their children
Who are left here on their own.

Gangs and rapists wait for them
They’re welcomed with open arms
They left their homes because of fear
The fear of being harmed.

Death sentences for those who flee
Who’ve tried to get away
Leaving their children parentless
So trump can get his way.

What has become of human rights?
We are being governed by a demon
Someone please stop this madness
Open your eyes, look up and see him.

See this guy for what he is
A brutal, cruel and evil monster
Capable of taking children
Away from their pleading mothers.

We’ve got to save the children
We’ve got to come together
Reunite them with their mothers
Take care of one another.

Zero tolerance is what he says
I say stop putting up with him
Condoning what he’s doing
Is immoral, it’s a sin.

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