Dejanos immigrantes en paz (leave us immigrants in peace)

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Beads of sweat

Running down 

My forehead

I cant think straight 

Im face to face

To my biggest fear 

 

The one fear 

I pray to god 

I wouldnt come up against 

The border patrol

 

His face with no emotion 

His eyes seem to go right through me 

As if he knew

 

"Step out of the car",as i slowly get out 

I tremble with fear

Should i run? should i hide ?

No quiero irme patras a mexico 

I dont want to go back to mexico 

People passing by are staring at me

 

Where am i going to?

Sabe que soy immigrante ?

Does he know im an immigrant ?

He ask for my C.A id and drivers license 

 

I tell him i left it at home

My breathing is getting heavy

Next thing i know im in the white car

With the green border patrol logo

 

Dejanos immigrantes in paz

 

Thoughts rushing through my head 

Once again i cant think straight

I have handcuffs on my hands

As im walking inside the gates of the border patrol station 

I see others just like me 

 

Tears on their face

Resisting to get out of the car 

And pleading to not send them back to Mexico 

 

I want to yell out loud and say 

"Dejanos immigrantes en paz !"

But i don't

I just wait for my life to turn upside down 

Comments

Paula813

I wrote this poem to show what many immigrants might feel when they get sent back to mexico and shows their fear of the border patrol. 

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