I Will Never Know.

The night-time has always elicited my mind's teeming thoughts.

I wonder; allowing the opinions I year to share with others become vocal.

 

I wonder what my life would be like if I was an immigrant;

had I trusted Lady Liberty’s engraven pleas.

I wonder what desperation would be evoked knowing that groceries

are a luxury my family cannot afford,

that the laughter that once filled my school has been replaced with a harrowing silence,

that my country has become enveloped in an inexorable danger.

I wonder what horror would encompass me knowing that my family and I

may not survive to know another home.

I wonder what tribulation would arise knowing that in risking my life

to reach a nation I ache and yearn for,

I am branded as an invader. 

 

I wonder how their anguish and global toils have not yet been loud enough

to silence the labels, the abuse, the persecution.

 

I wonder how such a significant part of my identity could view people

seeking protection and opportunity as inhuman.

I wonder how the Land of Liberty could send immigrants a message

as blatantly cruel as a wall during an era that celebrates a synonymous message,

the Berlin Wall, being torn down.

I wonder how my country, a country I love,

could neglect the principles on which it was founded

just 243 years after its immigrant forefathers fought and laid down their lives

for the freedom of all.

 

I wonder. 

 

I wonder but will never know. 

 

This poem is about: 
Our world

Comments

Annette M Velasquez

Beautifully written, the sentiment, message and poetics... In the first stanza, I believe you meant to write " yearn" not year... probably a typo. Overall, the poem is powerful! Check out my " Woman at Ellis Island" " Moving Day" and Nature Borders" poems on the same subject.

Additional Resources

Get AI Feedback on your poem

Interested in feedback on your poem? Try our AI Feedback tool.
 

 

If You Need Support

If you ever need help or support, we trust CrisisTextline.org for people dealing with depression. Text HOME to 741741