Ice on the wings
Ice on the wing
Causes a three hour layover in Phoenix
The tears in my eyes on pour mode
Pour me
I sit steeling myself with the second over-priced beer
I’m convinced my old tormentor will punish me for keeping up later than we planned.
He also booked a student the same day I was promised a ride to see
Grandma.
Now, it will no longer be at her house, if ever again.
Ice on the wing
In the wings Ice works tirelessly to keep families together
they also fail to meet the timeline
to offer the promise of citizenship
Something tormentor’s family has obtained but not actualized
They have their papers alrighty,
right alongside my 15 years of housing applications shredded.
Now that I’m finally free, staying together with my family, means,
ICE in the wings.
~Cynthia Trullinger
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