serpent track the path

along this tattooed skin

 

greasy fingers flare to touch

dirty hands that reach within

 

blackened verdant earth to call

the cry of silenced swan

 

a million silent hours spent

to choke the dying song

 

There are reports that say there have been 320 thousand children who have crossed the US southern border and have been released without familial guardianship into the hands of sponsors unknown by US authorities...