DID YOU SEE…

…the Great Wall of China,
Built to keep out invading hordes, or
The Berlin Wall,
That kept out competitors?

Then you must see the
Great Wall of Mexico,
Built by Americans,
To keep out friendly Sẽnors.

Oh, the sky over it, and
The ground under it,
Are shared with delight,
The threat to America
Comes from the flight,
Of poor but honest Sĕnors,
Who pay their taxes,
To do the chores that
America abhors.

The fence is high, and
Topped with wires,
The US side looks in
With spite such sight
Inspires—beckoning,
Mimicking, and taunting
Those who work the land,
And live with haunting fright.

The Great Wall of Mexico,
Built for votes and false hopes.
Separating land from man, where
A man’s land is his treasure.
Where laws were writ to protect
Property before human rights,
And immortality is passing land
from an older to a younger man.

“Stay on your side,” we shout, “or
We’ll run you out!”
Stay on your side, and
Throw stones at my wall,
So they may be thrown
Back at you, Sĕnor.
We are frightened of others,
Whom we cannot see,
Yet you were always free
To labor here and then go,
Before we closed our doors to Mexico,

But Montezuma will have his revenge;
This is one government program that can
Be impeded,
There are no Mexicans left to complete it!