They said new people
have come to town.
Move aside, let them in,
it's freezing here, let them in
Their land far behind, people,
memories, riches and needs,
a place to pray, cemeteries
for the dead, all gobbled up:
Violence with or without a cause,
Needless lives, needless deaths.
They said deathly winters made
them flee. Warm your heart,
they are of sinews, flesh and blood.
And like you and me, ape-descendants;
Together our era has found gravitational waves, gene therapy
and why, the god particle itself.
Move aside, let them in
Roll a smoke, lead them on
Write a story, take a picture
Feed them, famous, quick,
Strike a pose. And yet, and yet
The need to belong is still theirs.
They said, move aside, let them in
And when you did, did you truly let them in?
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