Published January 1, 2022
by Jocelyn Ibarra
(Easton, Pennsylvania, USA)
It's said aliens roam the Earth,
with silver ships and green bodies.
They scream we're the aliens
But we come in peace
They have zero tolerance
like the wall that divides us
When will I see you again papá?
We're light years apart
The strangers in their green clothes took me to the silver cages
But I will be strong like your arms which held me tight
They scream we're aliens:
unwanted, unwelcome, un-American.
Biography
Jocelyn Ibarra: I am a first gen Mexican American woman. I'm about to graduate and I've never felt so much pride in my culture than these past four years. This poem comes from the perspective of a Mexican child watching as his father is getting taken by immigration officials. Follow me on instagram @jjoce.llynn.
This poem is included in Poetry World #2, published in the Wax Poetry and Art Library.
Previously published in Eleventh Transmission:
The Interview
by Bruce A. Heap
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