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The Human Eclipse

JESUS BETANCOURT 1955 (New York)

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Sympatheticly I witness immigrants arrive
Infiltrating borders
Trying to stay alive
They become illegal marauders

Worldwide governments are experiencing this situation
Are concerned about their own population
Struggling to find a humane solution
Extradite with deportation

In the meantime destitute still migrate
Fleeing from hunger and war
For some it's too late
They never make it ashore

About this poem

Is there a New Year resolution to resolve this atrocity.

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Written on January 02, 2024

Submitted on January 02, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB CCCC DEDE
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 391
Words 59
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4
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