Haitians Are People Too

Haitians Are People Too Haitians want and need jobs Like everyone, not the constant jabs Not the perpetual, non-stopped bad raps Negative ad and publicity that we get from the Press We are upset, appalled, disgusted, and hard-pressed By the usually lethal and bitter coverage That we’ve seen or witnessed through our passage In America, Europe, Asia, and everywhere else Haitians are People too, not something else. We want and need JOBS Like everyone else. We need Peace and Respect Like everyone else. Haitians, Africans, West Indians and African Americans Are People too. Hispanics, Indians, migrants, and poor Europeans Are People too. We want and need JOBS Like everyone else. We need Peace and Respect Like everyone else. In America, we are all IMMIGRANTS. America is a nation of refugees and migrants. What’s your name? You are from where? What about your parents? Tell me. Why are you ashamed? In America, we all came from somewhere Other than where you’re breathing the air. Americans are immigrants We are all immigrants. Jews, Russians, Asians, and Palestinians Are People too. Arabs, Alaskans, Chinese, and Haitians Are People too. We want and need JOBS Like everyone else We need Peace and Respect Like everyone else. Copyright © October 19,2015 Logerie Hébert, All Rights Reserved Hebert Logerie is the author of several collections of poems.