This is an Immigration Nation
Note; More a song than a Poem
Music collaborator needed
William Penn’s new religion
was said to make
the new king quake
so he sent him and his across the sea
other English found they could be
in their belief and took their stand
and, oh yeah, some took the Indian land
This is an Immigration Nation
a lot of strands, over generations
This is an Immigration Nation
unless you’re from the reservation
A revolution came and the new was born
And the Irish came to Philly and such
and the no nothings didn’t like that much
burned their churches brought them fear
so they would leave the sweet land here
but they came and stayed, and took a stand
never should hate be the perfect plan
This is an Immigration Nation
a lot of strands, over generations
This is an Immigration Nation
unless you’re from the reservation
My ancestors came around 1910
And the US let some of them in
they needed workers let’s use refugees
Jewish then and others who flee
and as it got closer to another World War
doors started to close to the Jewish star
After all, what could happen there
This is an Immigration Nation
a lot of strands, over generations
This is an Immigration Nation
unless you’re from the reservation
Now more refugees are walking North
as though they can just up and go forth
to leave crime, poverty and war
“Hell, man, we don’t want no more
We’ll build a wall, we’ll shoot them down”
remember the songs of our grand grands
who left their lands to take a stand
listen to new songs of hopes, of plans
This is an Immigration Nation
a lot of strands, over generations
This is an Immigration Nation
unless you’re from the reservation
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About bobsmall1
Bob Small has read at Bacchanal, Barnes and Noble, Borders,
The Booksource (Swarthmore), The Clark Park Festivals,Community College of Philadelphia
Highwire Gallery, The Mad Poets Annual Food Fest Reading,
The Middle East Restaurant, Nexus GalleryThe Painted Bride Arts Center,
The Philadelphia Ethical Society, Robin's Bookstore
The University of Pennsylvania and also in New York City,
Trenton, NJ, Washington, DC, and in many Delaware Valley Venues.
He is the author of numerous chapbooks, including
El Otro Lado (with Maralyn Lois Polak), On watching America Die,
Small Steps and Toes (with Lamont B. Steptoe), and The Unapoet.
This is his first Reading in over a year.
Bob Small was Founder and President of the
two decades old Poets and Prophets,
which presented Poetry Readings
in both Delaware County and Philadelphia.
Bob was the Chair of The Delaware County Green Party and was the
First Green Party Candidate in Delaware County (2005).
He was also a Green Party National Delegate, among other duties.
He is the Founder and Facilitator of
The Pennsylvania Ballot Access Coalition (PaBac),
which is a Coalition of both Independents and Third Parties.,
seeking to legislatively improve Pennsylvania's Ballot Access Laws. (Facebook)
Bob is also a founding member and
Facilitator of Democracy Unplugged, and Delco Debates,
which has presented Independent and Third Party Forums in Delaware County since 2004. Facebook)
He was formerly involved with Cinema Resistance, and Delco Pledge of Resistance.
Bob currently lives in Swarthmore with his wife
and their menagerie of animals.
He is currently focused on writing a Novel and organizing his Poetry, which he posts on his Blog (Bob Small1). He is retired from most of the above activities, except Delco Debates and Poets and Prophets, which he may return to.
robertthesmall 
Send it to Tom Mullian. He might be able to help with music.