It is in the news again,
Immigration,
And again my timeline will be full of ignorance and hate.
I struggle with those who understand without hesitation
Noah building an ark to save his family
Though the world told him he was crazy
Yet “cannot understand” a mother who hands her child to coyotes
To flee the danger of her homeland
To save her child from death.
You find the story of a boat with thousands of animals more reasonable
Than a family crossing a desert to live here undocumented.
The privilege you were born into
Is not a divine blessing
As if to say all else are cursed.
What should move you to generosity
instead makes you fearful and angry
toward people who, like Noah,
are just trying to keep their children safe.