Protect The Children At The Border

Please keep the families together Do not separate them at the border They came as one, they must stay united The children must not be separated From their parents or their friends Offer them kindness and helping hands The children are our future Please, please do not torture Them psychologically, mentally Physically or physiologically This is a new era, please do not repeat The mistakes of the past. The children Need better hospitality, food to eat Better shelter and better care. The lion's den Should not be reserved for our babies Listen to their cries, listen to the hostilities Have a heart for humanity Do not lose your sanity The children are ours, they need their parents They need tender loving care Please protect our children from the ants The flies and the mosquitoes. Be fair To all children, they are the future Love and protect them. Do not murder Their soul. Please do not torture And humiliate our children at the border A child, without a smile, is in pain A child who does not play is suffering Where there is a rainbow, rain Is not too far. Protect our innocent children Keep them with their parents and their siblings Far away from detention, jail or the lion's den. Copyright © June 2018, Hébert Logerie, All rights reserved Hébert Logerie is the author of several books of poetry.