by Felipe Philly…

All the Unwanted Aliens
(from the collection At War in America)

Just deport ‘em all
I said
Ship ‘em off to some island somewhere

Just like that
asked José

Just like that
I said

That’s your answer
asked José

Look
I said
Let’s face the facts
They’re Aliens
They’re dirty
look like
smell like
they haven’t showered in a week
They’re lazy
all they do is stand around all day
They’re ignorant
you can’t understand a word they say
They’re always getting pregnant
having more and more kids
so one day there will be so many of them
we’ll all be overrun
and they can’t support them
they have no real skills
they can’t get a job that pays a living wage
so one day you and I will end up paying for them
They’re always hanging out around the convenience stores
getting high and drinking beer
They’re a danger on the road
they drive like they’re in some third-world country
You can’t trust them
You can’t believe a word they say
You have to constantly watch they don’t rob you blind

So just ship all the illegal immigrants
said José
off to some island somewhere
Where
Like Greenland
or Antarctica
How about Devil’s Island
or Alcatraz
So you would just break up families
destroy children’s lives
just like that

Illegal immigrants
I asked
What the hell are you talking about

What are you talking about
said José

What am I talking about
I said
Teenagers
of course

Oh
said José
Teenagers
Well
now that’s a different story
You may just have something there

END

from the collection, At War in America. Peace. “You are Racism…”

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