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On Martin Luther King Day
On Martin Luther King Day
How far we are from the dreams,
Today more than ever,
Injustice strikes hard,
Over the phone I hear the broken words of a woman,
“Her husband was arrested while on his way to work,
‘Show me your papers, where are you from?'”
The children are crying too,
They cry for their mother’s sadness,
Because they still don’t know that their father won’t return,
What do the workers have?
What do the poor have?
What do we, the “nobodies,” have?
The world should belong to those who build it.
Where are you from?
I am from the world, Sir!!
(By Marianella Funes)
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En el día de Martin Luther K.
Que lejos estamos de los sueños,
Hoy mas que nunca,
La injusticia golpea con fuerza,
Por el teléfono escucho las palabras quebradas de una mujer,
-Su esposo fue arrestado mientras se dirigia a trabajar,
“ show me your papers, where are you from ? –
los niños lloran también,
Lloran por la tristeza de su madre,
Porque aun desconocen que su padre no volverá,
Que tienen los obreros?
Que tienen los pobres ?
Que tenemos los “ nadie “ ?
El mundo deveria ser de quien lo construye.
Where are you from ?
Soy del mundo Señor !!
(Por Marianella Funes)
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