Everywhere A Native Born
By Nordette N. Adams
Americans love Lady Liberty.
Rabidly fascinated by her coveted
Island life, we imagine she is surrounded,
Zealously xenophobic, and loud like Texas patriots.
Owning a tuft of citizen green, Liberty, we think,
Nurses torch fire like doomsday prophets
Awaiting the brown apocalypse.
© 2010 Nordette N. Adams
Related poem: "Letters of the Law"
Merriam Webster definition: "xenophobia."
1 comment:
Nice.
If the Lady could speak at this point in our national story, I wonder what she would say?
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