Daycare in Court

Crayon between the wooden seats,

Stuffed Bears staring at me from the table

A courtroom

Wearing a mask of toys

Unknown faces surround me

I am alone in my dinosaur t-shirt

The large man in black robes hangs above me

And speaks in a language I’ve never learned to speak

I stand when they stand

I sit when they sit

Yet I still don’t understand

Child Deportation

Civil Court

No lawyer

What do these words mean?

Where is my family?

Behind me

There's a line

Of children like me

Confused

Scared

With a stuffed bear

I am not alone

I grab MY bear

And when I hear my name, we stand together.