Abandoned Big Box Store

They are sleeping tonight near the border
In an abandoned big box store
In chain link cages with blankets for space
They sleep on linoleum floors
They came here seeking asylum
Then torn from the arms of their moms
They are sleeping tonight near the border
in an abandoned big box store
They came here from Honduras,
Guatemala and El Salvador
Their parents did what a parent would do
To escape brutal drug wars
They came here seeking asylum
Then torn from the arms their moms
who are sleeping tonight near the border
in an abandoned big box store
Congress does nothing, though they disapprove
For the press they will all shake their heads
But political threats trump moral regret
They protect their seats instead
Of families seeking asylum
Children torn from the arms of their moms
They are sleeping tonight near the border
in an abandoned big box store
The president blames the democrats
And demands that we build a wall
Or continue to separate mother and child
He could end this with one single call
he ramps up his rhetoric to rally his base
And enrage his deplorable core
they are sleeping tonight near the boarder
In an abandoned big box store
Will we stand up for these children?
Would you stand up for your own
if they were separated from you
For the crime of not having a home
They came here seeking asylum
Then torn from the arms of their moms
They are sleeping tonight near the border
in an abandoned big box store