Thanks to Leonard Dabydeen for reaching out to me to share his poem, When Caged Child Sings.
When Caged Child Sings
When caged child sings, it's not a lullaby,
It's a song of yearning to be set free;
When the caged child sings, makes you want to cry,
It's a song just for being so hungry.
Where the caged child needs comfort for sleeping
There're crowded spaces so cramped in the dark
Where the caged child is heard crying, weeping
There're crowded spaces with no place to park.
Leonard Dabydeen
Where border guards have forgotten roll call
The caged child loses close touch of parents
Where border guards roost with their denial
The caged child sings with fearful sentiments.
Behind this Mexican border outrage
A child will rise to speak of this hate rage.
Leonard Dabydeen
